Learning Support Assistant

2 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Royal Grammar School, Newcastle Full time

**LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Part time, Fixed Term)**

**Required from September 2023 until July 2024- **To be reviewed prior to end of fixed term.

**Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School**

**THE POSITION**

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable support assistant to join our excellent learning support department in our newly refurbished Learning Support Base. You must have experience of working in schools, either state or independent sector, and a willingness to work closely with young people across all school ages to help develop their learning.

Knowledge of additional learning needs and experience of working with individuals who have specific needs would be desirable, though training would be given to support the specific requirements of the post.

If you feel that you can show initiative, resilience and good independent working skills then we would love to hear from you. You must be a team player willing to fit into a small and close-knit team.

**THE SCHOOL**

Thomas Horsley, the original settlor of the Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS) pledged his legacy to the School in 1525. Almost 500 years later, RGS continues to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country's leading schools, and the Sunday Times’ North East Independent School of the Decade 2020. Most recently, RGS was awarded the Sunday Times’ 2023 North East's Top Independent Secondary School for Academic Performance. We regularly lead all northern schools in national league tables and pride ourselves on academic excellence, a high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other co-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.

RGS has grown substantially in recent years. There are now some 1,340 students, over 260 of whom are in the Junior School. The Sixth Form of 350 students is one of the largest in the independent sector. We became coeducational 20 years ago and girls now comprise 43% of the school.

The school is based in the heart of the city, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station. The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a new Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches at Mooracres, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.

**THE LEARNING SUPPORT DEPARTMENT**

The department is a small team of four colleagues with a wealth of experience in independent, maintained, special and specialist schools or units. Our aim is to ensure that every student can enjoy success in and out of the classroom, regardless of the barriers they may face. As such, we have recently appointed a Social Communication Skills colleague to help with this area of need. We like to ensure that all needs are met and to help every student feel willing and able to manage the school curriculum and provide individual or group support where needed.

All students, regardless of their needs, should be offered a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum appropriate to their needs, abilities, and aspirations. We work closely with teachers and parents to provide individualised programs which target areas for development, whether it is academic or pastoral. We use a range of evidence-based educational and psychological approaches to help our students, with the student at the heart of decisions about their support.

We work with all ages, from Year 3 to Upper Sixth, and so flexibility, communication, positivity, and good knowledge of SEND and pedagogy is vital. We provide regular training for the school, run a SEND special interest group, as well as supporting other schools and provide training on SEND in the North East.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

Reporting to the Head of Learning Support (SENDCO), the Learning Support Assistant’s overall responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
To work under the guidance and within an agreed system of supervision of the Head of Learning Support (SENDCO), Learning and Support, to implement agreed programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.

The nature and level of the programmes is likely to be varied and may require specialist knowledge of particular areas of educational need and learning preferences in line with the school’s commitment to individualised support for all students.

**Support for students**:

- Engage in individual or group sessions with students to support students with dyslexia, social communication needs, dyspraxia, sensory needs or emotional needs.
- Use specialist (curricular/learning/SEND) skills/training/experience to support students.
- Deliver and implement a specific program of physiotherapy to meet the physical needs of student/s using a program developed by NHS physiotherapy & Occupational Health Teams.
- Implement specific inte

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