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Salary including SPA points as appropriate.
To work across all phases of education.The post is open to Job Share.Required as soon as possible.
Stockport is a successful and high achieving authority that values the partnership with its schools, colleges and settings and works closely with them in order to ensure further improvement.
The School Improvement Service is looking for an individual to lead on the implementation of one to one tuition across Stockport’s schools. One to one tuition places will be made available to substantial numbers of targeted pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3. The post will enable the Local Authority to support schools in developing effective practice and to quality assure and evaluate the programme.
The work will include:

Supporting identified schools which are delivering one to one tuition;
Providing advice and support to raise standards particularly in the use of personalised learning and intervention programmes;
Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the one to one tuition programme;
Supporting the management of one to one tuition budgets;
Providing advice, support and professional development for one to one tutors;
Being the first point of contact for the National Strategy for one to one tuition programme and to liaise with other external agencies.
You will need:

graduate or equivalent QTS with experience of successful teaching;
a good knowledge and understanding of interventions and strategies to support underachieving groups;
experience of team building and working collaboratively with other professionals;
experience of monitoring, collating and analysing performance tracking data;
excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
experience of managing change;
the ability to encourage and motivate.
For an informal discussion, please contact Alan Beswick, Senior Secondary Adviser, on 0161 474 3918, mobile 07800 617 967 or email:
Please return applications to the Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport, SK1 3XE.Shortlisting: 22nd July 2009.
Interviews: 30th July 2009.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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