Hours:         32 hours & 30 minutes per week (8.30am – 3.30pm), term time only (38 weeks per year) Monday – Friday

Start Date: ASAP, this contract will currently be fixed until 19^th July 2026, will be reviewed

Closing Date: 3^rd December 2025, 10am

Interview Date: To be advised

Raglan Primary School (part of Connect Schools Academy Trust) is a two-form entry school with a Specialist Speech and Language Provision situated in the heart of Bromley.

 We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable individual to join our well-established team of support staff to join our speech and language provision.

The role will require

Understanding of SEN and inclusive practice

• ·         knowledge of strategies for supporting pupils with different learning needs, in particular speech and language difficulties, as well as autism and ADHD

Communication and Collaboration

• ·         ability to communicate and interact effectively with pupils using visual aids, communication tools and structured routines to enhance learning
• ·         ability to work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, parents and other support staff within the ARP and the mainstream classrooms to ensure consistent support and holistic development

Empathy and Patience

• ·         Particularly when supporting pupils with additional needs or challenging behaviour

Adaptability and Flexibility

·         Able to adjust support methods to suit a variety of individual learning styles

Behaviour Management

• ·         Ability to apply positive behaviour strategies and de-escalation techniques to promote inclusion and emotional well-being

Interventions

• ·         Deliver interventions to pupils, monitoring their progress and ensuring feedback to the class teacher, SENCO and parents

 Previous experience in an ARP setting will be advantageous

 To arrange a visit please contact the school directly on – 020 8460 6558

For further details see job description and downloadable application form.  Completed applications should be sent to Mrs Singer via HR@mslt.org.uk, alternatively please send to Mrs Singer, HR Manager - HR Department, Wickham Common Primary School, Gates Green Road, West Wickham Kent BR4 9DG

Curriculum Vitae is NOT accepted as an alternative to a completed Application Form and any submissions of CV’s will not be put forward for shortlisting.  If you have not been invited to an interview within two weeks of the closing date please consider your application was unsuccessful.  Feedback is not given to unsuccessful applicants.

Successful applicants will be subject to DBS clearance and other relevant employment checks including an online search.  References will be requested prior to interview for candidates who are short-listed.  

Successful applicants will be subject to the Academy Trust’s Contract of Employment which requires a six-month probationary period for staff in new roles. 

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.  

 Mosaic Schools Learning Trust (formed on the 1^st September 2024 following the merger between Connect Schools Academy Trust and Compass Academy Trust) is a group of schools based in Bromley and in Kent: Cage Green Primary School, Crofton Infant School, Crofton Junior School, Raglan Primary School, River Mill Primary School, Valley Primary School, Marian Vian Primary School, Wickham Common Primary School, Oak Lodge Primary School and Unicorn Primary School. The Trust aims to deliver the very best educational experience for its pupils with each school bringing its own strengths and expertise to benefit the whole learning community.    

  As a Trust we have clear vision and values which supports us in achieving excellence for every child every day. We are bound by a strong moral purpose and a commitment to our 3 R’s of being respectful, resilient and resourceful. As a ten school Trust each of our schools is unique in its own right and we promote that individuality. However, we also acknowledge that together we are better, together we can achieve more for the children in our schools.  

  As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all members of our community equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness through our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.  

The Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and voluntary helpers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service [DBS] under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required for the successful applicant.