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About UsHarris Academy South Norwood is a mixed comprehensive school situated in the heart of South Norwood, SE25, just a few minutes walk from Norwood Junction. We serve an incredibly diverse school community with numerous languages, cultures and backgrounds represented within the school. Our staff are equally multicultural, with colleagues hailing from all over the UK and the world. 
Our vision for teaching is whole school consistency, departmental autonomy. We believe that teachers teach best when supported by clear, consistent systems within which they can delve into the uniqueness of their subject disciplines. In practice, this means that we have strong whole-school behaviour systems, shared strategies well recognised by students such as for checking for understanding and teaching new vocabulary, but also expect and allow subjects to employ the pedagogical strategies, formats and routines that are right for them. 
At HASN, we prioritise teacher development and commit significant time and resources towards teacher and staff development. We support colleagues to undertake professional qualifications and further study outside of the school, and encourage colleagues to plan and pursue their professional goals with our support.  
Working withing the Harris Federation, we are able to draw on a wealth of expertise and experience across a all areas of school life and leadership, meaning that staff can draw on a wide professional network. In turn, this supports a healthy approach to workload in which leaders hold the firm belief that collaboration is our strength and that seeking support is often the best thing professionals can do for the children they work with.  


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SummaryHarris Academy South Norwood is looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for activities under an agreed system of supervision.
This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring students and assessing, recording and reporting on students’ achievement, progress and development. Responsible for the management and development of a subject area within the academy and/or management of other teaching assistants including allocation and monitoring of work, appraisal and training.
The actual salary for this role will be £ hours per week, 38 weeks per year).


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Main Areas of ResponsibilityIn your role you will:
*Support students in their learning, establishing productive working relationships and providing feedback
*Support teachers by teaching groups of students, planning lessons and administering and marking tests
*Support the curriculum by delivering learning activities in line with local and national learning strategies, and selecting and preparing resources necessary to lead learning activities
For a full list of responsibilities, please download the Job Pack.
Qualifications & ExperienceWe would like to hear from you if you have:
*Experience working with children of relevant age
*Experience of working with students with additional needs
*Experience of delivering literacy and reading/writing recovery programmes
*Evidence of fulfilling the Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards and or ability and potential to fulfil them within the first 6 months of the role
*Relevant qualifications that help demonstrate evidence towards the above
*Excellent numeracy/literacy skills – equivalent to at least NVQ Level 2 in English and Maths
*Relevant qualifications at A level or equivalent to at least NQF Level 3
*Evidence of specialism in specific curriculum areas or areas of particular learning difficulty
*Qualifications relevant to subject area they will be based in
*Training in relevant learning strategies e.g. literacy
*Specialist skills/training in curriculum or learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language, ICT Qualifications and experience relevant to the subject area they will be based in
A full person specification is available in the job pack.


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Professional Development & BenefitsOur people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Safeguarding NoticeThe Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Equal OpportunitiesThe Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.


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Next StepsIf you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.
Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be h...