Key Stage 1 - 3 Cover Supervisor/ PPA Cover

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Job Title:PPA Cover Supervisor: Key Stages 1 - 3

Location: Walsall

We passionately believe that every young person who attends New Leaf School should achieve excellent personal and academic progress. This is due to our nurturing and caring approach.

We provide a personalised learning experience to enable students to reintegrate into a mainstream school or to transition into an appropriate educational establishment. This equips them with the skills they need to succeed in their future.

Every day is a step forward, a chance to grow, an opportunity to build resilience and confidence needed to step forward into the future.

We work with our young people to ensure that any barrier in their life we overcome together. This support is also extended to our young people's families who we work really hard with to support them as we know the benefits that this has on our students.

At New Leaf, we welcome every young person with open hearts and open minds. Our promise is very simple to provide a safe, nurturing environment where all of our students are believed in, valued and given the opportunity to thrive.

Our Values

Ready- Being ready means more than just having a pen or a planner, it also means being mentally prepared, emotionally supported and equipped to focus on the task at hand.

Respectful - Respectful means recognising our own worth and the worth of others. Our students learn that respect is not just about their own behaviour, but also about the way that they treat each other and themselves when they're in a learning environment.

Safe - That's the foundation. Feeling safe, acting safe, and making sure that others feel the same. When a young person feels safe, we know that everything else becomes possible.

Our core values underpin everything we do. We want our staff and students to be ready, respectful and safe.

To see more of the amazing work we do: New Leaf School - Home

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students.

We are looking for a PPA Cover Supervisor to join our team.

About the role

Reporting to the Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo, you will :

• Cover timetabled PPA lessons.
• Under the guidance and supervision of teaching staff implement agreed work programmes/school policy with individuals/group in or out of the classroom.
• Supervise whole classes during short or medium-term absence of teachers.
• Managing behaviour of students to ensure a constructive environment.
• Work with colleagues to support high standards of behaviour and attainment.

Skills and Qualifications

• GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics
• Relevant NVQ Level as a Teaching Assistant | HLTA or equivalent experience working with Children
• Experience of delivering interventions (Academic or Pastoral)
• Experience of working with children or young people (KS1-KS3)
• Experience of working with SEND pupils
• Ability to confidently supervisor whole classes during teacher absence

For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Salary details - SCP 15-23. £23,368 to £26,993 (FTE £31,015 to £35,570)

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose. We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region

Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools

Increasing Opportunities - Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers

Pioneering Spirit - National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students

Outward Looking - Organising and hosting the region’s first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park

Innovation and Improvement - A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more: The Mercian Trust - Home

What can we offer you:

Benefits:

Financial, Health and Lifestyle

• discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
• a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
• a cycle to work scheme via Halfords
• Access to the Blue Light Card

For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please take time to read our policies attached to this advert.