Graduate Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Are you a post-graduate considering a career in teaching and would like the opportunity, prior to joining a Teacher Training Provider, to gain experience within the classrooms at a large mainstream secondary school? Clacton County High School is pleased to be able offer a Graduate TA the opportunity to join our current Inclusion Support team working with an excellent group of colleagues within our Special Educational Needs faculty. The role would be matched to your agreed areas of expertise to ensure that you gain as much experience as possible in preparation for teacher training. As a school, we are determined never to stand still and as a result of this commitment, we are seeking an enthusiastic member of staff to become part of our Inclusion Support team. A motivated person to work alongside colleagues both teaching and non-teaching, to be a role model for all our students, to support those students who may require assistance in overcoming any barriers to learning, but also to work with our high achieving students in order that each individual child is able to achieve their potential. The Inclusion Support team at CCHS is committed to our guiding principles of 'Higher Expectations, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives'. The role of the Graduate TA is to promote and instil these ideals, encouraging all students within their care to access the curriculum and engage with their learning and to build positive, respectful and lasting relationships with others to become successful and valued citizens. Without doubt, this is an exceptionally exciting time to join our staff, the school is highly respected within the local community and is continuing to expand. We have a recent addition to the main school site; a new build with six brand new modular classrooms and a 4-court sports hall. We would be delighted to welcome your application if you feel inspired to be part of the CCHS experience, and have a commitment to understanding who we are, what we value and the culture we are creating. We want to recruit the best staff and invest in them believing this will lead to the best education for our students, our commitment is to both our staff and students. This is a 1-year fixed term contract until 31st August 2025 This role is 33.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time, plus non-pupil days) Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response. Should you be successful during the shortlisting process interviews will be held face to face at the school. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide particular and skilled 1-1 support to students as directed by the Inclusion Support Co-ordinators or SENDCo/Assistant SENDCo.
• To encourage the inclusion of students with SEND in a mainstream setting and to support high achieving students so that each individual student fulfils their potential.
• Understand specific learning needs and styles and provide differentiated support to students individually and within a group in partnership with the teacher.
• Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students' responses as appropriate.
• Establish positive relationships with students.
  
  Exceptional organisational and communication skills.
• A shared passion for the ethos of making a real difference to young people with the ability to motivate, inspire and have high expectations of students.
• A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.
  
  CCHS is a large, popular and inclusive 11-19 comprehensive school that sits in the heart of our community. We operate across two sites, with colleagues teaching both at Walton Road (11-16) and our sixth form college (16-19), Sigma Sixth, based at the Tendring Education Centre.
As a school we have very high expectations of our students in terms of their academic and personal development. We strive to raise the aspirations of all our students to believe that, with hard work and commitment, there should be no barriers as to what can be achieved. We want our students to think big, dream big and become the very best version of themselves. A CCHS education transforms lives and we are very proud of our students and our community. Our PROUD ideals permeate the school. At CCHS students are encouraged never to give up. They are expected to take responsibility for their actions whilst embracing the opportunities on offer. We believe that together we are stronger, developing a sense of community; school, local and global. We teach our students the importance of community whilst accepting and respecting our differences and being open to the views and ideas of others. Our school rules are simple, we expect every student to be: Ready, Respectful, Safe. Our behaviour policy was devised by staff and students to ensure that it supports students to make good choices and become the best version of themselves. The curriculum at CCHS is thoughtfully considered and sequenced to ensure that all students are supported with the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. We aim to ensure that all students are prepared for their next steps and have a deep understanding of themselves so that when they leave us they have the academic and life skills plus the confidence to move onto highly aspirational careers and destinations. Many of our students continue their post-16 studies at Sigma Sixth, our college. The college has around 400 enrollments and is large enough to have a genuine college feel but small enough to ensure that every student is known as an individual. There are over 30 subjects on offer to cater for the interests and aspirations of all students alongside a great enrichment programme. The Sigma Sixth experience is designed to allow our students to self-discover where they want to go and what they want to be, they are the architects of their own futures. The Sigma Sixth tagline of 'Discover Yourself, Define Your Future' reflects the entire ethos of our commitment to our students. Every year we continue to be amazed and inspired by the careers and University destinations of our college students. At both CCHS and Sigma Sixth, we believe that our staff are the most important resource we have to deliver a holistic education. Our CPD programme is designed to nourish staff and to enable them to develop professionally and personally. Quite simply we believe that the more skilled and expert our staff are, the more effectively they can educate our students. Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools. Higher Expectation, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.


• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee benefits include:
• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.