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With demand higher than ever for our assessment services, Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity is recruiting for Specialist Assessors and Educational Psychologists in and around our hubs (Farnham, Oxford, Southwark, Salisbury). Specialists or psychologists providing remote assessments by video call may be recruited from anywhere in the UK.Find out more at helenarkell.org.uk/news/we-re-recruiting-specialist-assessors-educational-psychologists.php

Epsom College, Surrey is seeking to appoint a Higher level Teacher Assistant (HLTA) or Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) to provide support for a specific pupil to ensure that they are fully included within the school community and is able to access all aspects of the broad curriculum on offer to pupils at Epsom College as well as broader support to pupils across the school community. Click here for further details.

An exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Teacher to join a dedicated team of practitioners who enhance, encourage and support pupils with additional needs in reaching their full potential.

The successful candidate will be an excellent administrator and communicator to liaise effectively with parents, pupils and colleagues. You will support aspects of teaching and learning in school with appropriate intervention work.

The Hall is a thriving and successful selective preparatory school for boys in Belsize Park, providing a broad, high-calibre education for all of our 460 pupils aged 4-13.

Full details (including job description and how to apply) are available from The Hall School website: https://hallschool.co.uk/learning-support-teacher-ref-2113/

Closing date:      Monday 17th May 2021 at midday

An exciting opportunity has arisen to offer the right individual an opportunity to lead and deliver on the Functional Skills Maths and English delivery within our organisation Sporting Futures Training UK Ltd.

This position would require commitment, enthusiasm, high end organisational and communication skills and an ability to co-ordinate a virtual and face to face program across our organisation.

In the first instance it would be a one -year post with the opportunity to enhance our existing program and could offer further personal development within the Training Provider world.

There would be a requirement to support delivery on our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship and potentially other school related apprenticeship standards.

For further details click here

The SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) published their revised updated test lists for pre and post-16-year-olds in June 2021 this year, and they are now available from the links below or the SASC downloads page.

• Pre-16 list
• Post-16 list
• Downloads page

We currently have 3 vacancies for Inclusion Advisors at Arden University.

The Inclusion Advisors will work as part of a dedicated team leading on providing service-related advice, guidance, and training to students and staff. Working closely with the Inclusion Services Manager you will continually review and improve Arden’s SEN & Safeguarding processes and policies, ensuring the needs of the student body are met from a legal, regulatory and experience perspective.

For further details see: careers.arden.ac.uk/jobs/1158169-inclusion-advisor

Liverpool Hope University currently have two Learning Support Adviser vacancies (1 x full-time, 1 x part-time), working within a busy learning/disability support service.

Kingston University are currently recruiting a Disability Adviser to work in a team alongside 4 existing Mental Health Advisers and 2 Disability Advisers. This is a full-time, permanent post, welcome applications and queries from anyone who is interested.

Salary: £34 295 to £38 274

Closing Date: Sunday 25 July 2021
 

For more information and to apply please click here. Queries can be addressed to me on Elliott.reed@kingston.ac.uk

Coventry BME staff Network would like to invite you to join us for our next event, ‘Young Gifted and 'Dis'...abled‘ as part of our ‘How Much Do Black Lives Matter’ series – Part 7 on Tuesday, 27th July, at 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm. 

You can register by clicking on ‘Click Here’ on the PDF flyer attached or via this link - Register in advance for this webinar:  coventry-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8pb8hGlASXapAYZ4DLp7Vg  /  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.  
 

This event will include:
 

• An insight into the life of a young woman who is living with a chronic illness, and the additional challenges she faces having a disability, whilst Black!
• A talk on the acute educational inequalities experienced by Black children and young people with 'hidden' disabilities.
• A presentation from a student Occupational Therapist on their experiences of Higher Education and how being a Black professional and leader will positively impact the care and support needs of Black patients and families.
  
  We welcome anyone who is interested in attending this event, as we expect that there will be elements that will resonate with many of you on a topic that is so important, but often overlooked or side-lined.  We particularly would like to encourage people who are working or training to work in the health and caring professions and sector.

So please share details of this event and invite everyone to come a long and listen, support, discuss and learn.