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Vacancy Information Pack
School Name: ST ERTH SCHOOL
Job Title: TEACHING ASSISTANT (Band 1)
Information Pack Contents
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School Information for Applicants Provided in this document
Welcome to Our School Provided in this document
General Background Provided in this document
Class Organisation Provided in this document
Staff Organisation Provided in this document
Our Curriculum Provided in this document
Safeguarding Provided in this document
Application Information Provided in this document
Job Description Attached
Person Specification Attached
Letter from Chair of Board of Trustees www.tpacademytrust.org/application-packs/
Application Form www.tpacademytrust.org/application-packs/
Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form www.tpacademytrust.org/application-packs/
St Erth School
Job Title: Teaching Assistant (Band 1)
Pay Point / Pay Range: TPAT Point 2
Full Time Equivalent Annual Salary: £17,457 (if paid over 52 weeks) pro rata
Actual Annual Salary for this Role: £2989.40
FTE Annual Salary ÷ 37 ÷ 52.14 x 18 x 43.128 =
Contract Type: Temporary until July 2022 in the first instance
Hours Per Week / Weeks Per Year Hours – 7 hours 40 minutes per week
Plus 2 hours Lunchtime supervision @ £17285 pro rata
Working Weeks – 38 working weeks
Paid Weeks – 43.128 paid weeks
Closing Date: 12 midnight on 4 November 2021
Proposed Shortlisting Date: 5 November 2021
Proposed Interview Date: 8 November 2021 St Erth School would like to invite a caring, committed and experienced Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and creative school from the week beginning 15th November 2021.
You will:
support individual children with SEN, one to one and in group/class work in our year 5/6 classroom.
have experience of working with children in the primary school age-group have a confident and positive attitude to learning.
Applicants are welcome to visit the school prior to interview. Visits will take place on November 2nd, 3rd & 4th by appointment only. Please contact the school office by phone to arrange. For any other enquires during the school holidays, please contact [email protected]
An application form and further details are attached to this advertisement and should be submitted to [email protected]. A paper form can also be obtained from Mrs Jane Culmer at the address above. Alternatively, you may call at the school on that day to collect a form.
St Erth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to provide an enhanced DBS disclosure.
To find out more about St Erth School, please visit:
www.st-erth.cornwall.sch.uk
To discuss this position please contact the Headteacher:
Email – [email protected]
Telephone – 01736 753153
Application packs can be downloaded from:
www.tpacademytrust.org/application-packs/
Please email your completed application form and equality & diversity monitoring form by the closing date to:
Please note that successful candidates will be informed via email.
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening and pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance and full reference checks with previous employers.
School Information for Applicants
School Address: St Erth School, School Lane, St Erth, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 6HN
School Telephone Number: 01736 753153
School Email Address: [email protected]
Name of Headteacher: Mr Bill Coleman
Website Address: www.st-erth.cornwall.sch.uk
Welcome to Our School
This information pack will provide you with an insight into our school and offer some practical information which will be of use to you as a prospective member of our school community.
Our School enjoys working collaboratively with our partner schools within Truro and Penwith Academy Trust.
We welcome visitors as this is the best way to see our lovely school, experience our creative and captivating curriculum and meet our motivated and engaged children. Please phone the school telephone number provided if you would like to arrange to look around.
General Background St Erth School is located in the small village of St Erth which is located approximately two miles west of the coastal town of Hayle. This means we have quick access to the beautiful three miles of golden sands in St Ives Bay.
The school caters for children between the ages of 4 - 11. There is a pre -school within the school grounds, providing opportunities for younger children. We currently have 108 pupils on roll and offer a rich & diverse curriculum, as well as a full programme of after-school activities as well as a Breakfast Club. In 2016 we joined the Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and enjoy working collaboratively with our partner schools as well as having excellent links with both St Ives and Hayle secondary schools which are both also in the Academy Trust.
Class Organisation The school currently has 101 children on roll in four classes.
Treen Class: EYFS – Mrs Thomas Mousehole Class: Year 1 and Year 2 – Miss Bloxam
Fistral Class: Year 3 & Year 4 – Mrs Murgatroyd & Mrs Walsh Godrevy Class: Year 5 & Year 6 – Mr Hammond
Staff Organisation The school has a Headteacher, three full-time teachers, two part-time teachers (job-share), a SENDCO one day/week, a part-time music teacher and a part-time P.E/ICT teacher. In addition we have five teaching assistants and one SEN teaching assistant who are a key part of our teaching and learning team.
We also have a highly dedicated and extremely efficient school administrator who also oversees site management. Both our catering and cleaning contracts are provided by outside companies.
We are strongly committed to staff development and learning.
Our Curriculum We have invested a lot of energy in providing a bespoke, exciting and creative curriculum which inspires and motivates children and supports high quality learning. Our curriculum is also underpinned by a commitment to developing core skills.
At St Erth we believe that children need to have a connection with their local area and nature. Staff plan learning opportunities within their projects to get children outside in our wonderful school grounds as well as our local environment and around Cornwall. All children benefit from Forest School provision and experience camps and residentials to enrich their learning further.
At the end of the summer term Key Stage 2 also perform an end of year show to great acclaim! We perform this at our local secondary school and pride ourselves on our fantastic singing and the amazing acting skills of our pupils.
We love to be involved in our local community and regularly serve refreshments at our local Farmers Market, perform at the annual St Piran’s celebrations and compete in the Wall Music Festival as well as many local sporting events.
We provide a range of extra-curricular clubs including rugby, high five, football, cricket, choir, cookery, drama, sewing and many more.
Safeguarding
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form as part of their application. Successful candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application and Health Assessment form as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Application Information
We hope that you find this pack provides all of the information you need in order to consider your application for the post. Should you have any questions or matters you would like to discuss informally, or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Contact Name: Mr Bill Coleman
Contact Email Address: [email protected]
Contact Telephone Number: 01736 753153
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Application packs can be downloaded from www.tpacademytrust.org/applicationpacks/.
Closing Date: 4 November 2021
Completed applications must be returned to [email protected] by 12 Midnight on the closing date provided.
Interview Date(s): 8 November 2021
To ensure the fairness of the selection process, shortlisting will be based upon information which you provide in your application, and assumptions will not be made about your experience or skills. We will look for demonstrable evidence that you meet the criteria set out in the person specification.
If we have not contacted you within 14 days of the closing date, it is unlikely that you have been shortlisted on this occasion. Many thanks for your interest in this post.
Last updated 10 2021
