Higher Level Teaching Assistant
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
Gateshead -
Salary:
Grade F, SCP 14-19 (£28,624 - £31,067 per annum, pro rata) -
Hours:
14.8 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
26th Jun 2025
Location: St Thomas More Catholic School, Croftdale Road, Blaydon, Tyne & Wear, NE21 4BQ
Grade: Grade F, SCP 14-19 (£28,624 – £31,067 per annum, pro rata)
Hours: 14.8 hours, Permanent, Term Time Only + 1 week (39 weeks)
St Thomas More Catholic School is a co-educational Catholic Academy which provides for the education needs of 11-18 year old pupils from the west of Gateshead L.A. We are part of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and have a strong commitment to Catholic Education.
Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment. We are strongly committed to the education of the whole child and being ‘the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education’ [Canon Law: 796].
We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join St Thomas More Catholic School.
We are seeking an individual to:
- To provide support for pupils, teachers and the school to raise standards of achievement for SEND students. To be achieved by utilising advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, assessing and managing interventions, small teaching groups and support in the classroom to become independent learners.
- To support all staff with the necessary reasonable adjustments for SEN children to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life
The successful candidate will have:
- HLTA status or equivalent
- The ability to plan and teach effective small group lessons and learning activities across the relevant curriculum, age, and ability ranges including personalising learning to meet individual needs.
- An excellent, up-to-date working knowledge and understanding of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies.
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing Date: Midnight, Thursday 26th June 2025
Interview Date: TBC
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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