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Issue 8 - Friday 4 November 2022
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Dear Families,
Welcome back to school in a wet and windy November! Thankfully the days are still quite mild.
We had a spooky bunch that came back from half-term last Monday with lots of pupils choosing to participate in our Halloween events. There were some amazing costumes on display, and it was lovely to see so many pupils enjoying socialising with each other at the disco. The Halloween House and activities that Miss Barham set up with pupils from the intervention group were extremely popular, you can see some photos from this on our Twitter and below.
We had our first termly fire drill on Monday. Prior to this Form Teams had been walking through escape routes and muster points with their pupils which made the actual fire drill run very smoothly. I was extremely impressed at how well pupils adapted to the new muster location and how mature and sensible our new pupils were.
In assembly this week we used tongue twisters (or finger fumbles for signers!) to look at the benefits of happiness and laughter. A big thank-you to Sameer and Jasmine who volunteered to read a really tricky one out loud in front of the whole school. This was one of the most raucous assemblies ever, but it was an absolute pleasure to see pupils and staff interacting and laughing with each other. We definitely all felt the positive benefits!
Here's wishing you an equally happy weekend.
Kind regards,
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Jack Petchey
Outstanding Achiever Award
Sherice won the Jack Petchey award for September.
Sherice was nominated for this award, as she independently signed up to be a School buddy. Sherice supports pupils on the blue playground during her own break, several times a week. There was a small incident with a pupil. Sherice used her own initiative and infomed the class Teacher. Sherice has been a huge help at break times.
Sherice has £300 to spend from our wish list that will benefit our School, which she is still deciding on.
Well done Sherice !
Ms M Newman
Team Leader
To read more about the Jack Petchey Foundation click here.
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LOST PROPERTY
Do these glasses belong to your child?
They have been handed in as lost property.
Please get in touch with School Reception if you recognise them.
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Diwali
On the last day of last half-term we celebrated Diwali. - the Hindu Festival of Lights.
The pupils enjoyed showing off their traditional dresses and had a yummy curry for lunch! We learnt about the story of Diwali and decorated some diyas and made some colourful rangoli patterns. Pupils danced along to traditional music and even got to see a daytime fireworks display!!
Mrs A Mistry
Faculty Lead - Mathematics
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More photos and video of Diwali are on the school website
News / Latest News / Diwali
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Miss Barham, our Interventions TA knows how to put on an experience for all our students! Her hut was completely transformed into a spooky Halloween den, where she raised over £150!! This will go towards the upcoming Christmas grotto!
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Friends of Meadow Halloween Disco
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The disco took place during both lunch sittings on Monday 31st October.
Friends of Meadow kindly donated funds to cover the decorations, sweet treats & prizes for this event to take place , with their funds and the support of Meadow staff, this lovely event would not have been able to go ahead.
Sweet treats were given out during the disco , then a prize and certificate were given out to 1 pupil in each year group.
We believe pupils enjoyed the disco and thank you to all who attended.
Extra big thank you to Miss Brown for making our amazing balloon arch.
Ms Carter
& Friends of Meadow
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Our best dressed pupil winners were as follows:
Yr 7 Martha
Yr 8 Lucas B
Yr9 Daniel G (JE)
Yr 10 Tia and Kaytlin
Yr 11 Sherice
Yr 12 Alfie
Yr 13 Paige and Leah
Yr 14 Caleb and Jade (IM)
Staff best dressed winners were Mr Waltz, Mrs Clifton Mrs Hamilton. Well done everyone.
All prizes, sweet treats and decorations were donated by Friends of Meadow.
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TRANSITION COFFEE MORNING
ALL YEAR 12, 13 AND 14 PARENTS
We would like to invite parents and carers to a transition coffee morning on Wednesday 9th November from 9.30am - 11.00am. This will be hosted in the main hall. You can drop in and out of the session depending on your availability.
When young people leave Meadow High School in Year 13 or 14, they often continue education elsewhere. This will generally be a mainstream provision or a specialist provision. We have organised for the local provisions to represent their setting at a coffee morning, so that you can have the opportunity to ask questions, read perspectives, and have a deeper understanding of the opportunities available for your child.
Uzma Houston and Asmah Hussain, SEND officers for Hillingdon borough will also be in attendance. Uzma will be taking over Asmah’s caseload and will be the main point of contact for all transitions. The confirmed provisions in attendance are:
- Orchard Hill College
- Green Corridor
- Uxbridge College
- BCA (Berkshire College of Agriculture)
- Great Oaks will not be attending on this occasion due to staffing commitments.
A representative from Project Search will be available to talk to. Project Search is an internship based at the Marriott Hotel in Heathrow where students with SEND undertake several rotations of work experience and are supported by job coaches with the overall aim to gain employment. Many of our students have gone on to gain paid employment after this programme.
Our independent transitions and careers advisor Sue Stock will also be in attendance. Sue works with each student at Meadow to plan future steps and will be able to support families with applications so it is important that you do meet with her.
Please note that car parking is extremely limited due to our new build, so we would advise using public transportation where possible.
Yours sincerely
Miss M Taylor Miss A Willis
Assistant Head, Sixth Form Assistant Head, Pathway 1
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VOLUNTARY WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS NEEDED !
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are looking for voluntary work experience opportunities for Year 13/14 students - 1 day a week, minimum of 4 hours/day (currently Tuesday only due to our school timetable and hours between 9am-3pm). Our students are aged 17+ with learning difficulties/disabilities. We only place students who we believe are capable and confident to work under supervision in the community. These placements will be term time only and students do not attend work placements during school holidays, unless they wish to, and it is agreed by the provider. Our students will get support from the school Job coaches where required so that employers can focus on their key tasks.
We aim to build students’ transferable employability skills through these opportunities and hoping to help shape their future. If you know of any trusted businesses or family, friends, who can support our students with useful placements such as cafés, shops, warehouses, office/admin, etc., please could you find out if they would be willing to support and if so, share their details with us.
Contact details -
Organisation – Meadow High School, Royal lane, Uxbridge UB8 3QU
Contact no. – 01895 443310 (ext. to Careers office – 244)
Name – Sue Stock (Careers Advisor/Transition officer)
Email – sstock@meadowhighschool.org
Name – Sukhpreet Kabhoo (Lead Job Coach)
Email – skabhoo@meadowhighschool.org
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Arts News!
What’s new from the start of the year?
It’s been a fun and inspiring first half term in the Arts Faculty with a phenomenal creative response from students, staff and parents to lots of exciting new experiences.
Something that has been at the forefront in staff minds is how we can provide opportunities for pupils to really enjoy social experiences alongside their academic Arts learning.
October was a great month to raise awareness about Historical figures and learning about Black role models. On Friday the 7th of October, pupils in Key stage 3 were given the option of participating in an African Dance workshop with an instructor from Dancedays or doing Art and Craft around Black role models and Maasai mask collage. The pupils from different classes worked together and showed an impressive knowledge of why learning about Black History and role models is so important.
During the Friday afternoon session Key stage 4 and 6th Form pupils also had the option of doing the Dance workshop, there was a massive turn out from Pathway one, several of our 6th Form and year 11 Pathway 2 and 3 pupils mentioned how fun it was to join in with students across the school. Rafia mentioned “I have never done that sort of Dance before I really enjoyed it!” Archie also said he wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much as it is quite different to what he is used to, both were keen to have more new experiences.
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With Mr Ellis in Music this term he also inspired Year 8 and 9 pupils to get involved in Musical Cultural activities. He said, “they have particularly enjoyed learning about Music genres from Africa, China and India, whilst year 7 have experimented with a broad range of new instruments, scales, and signing while singing”.
In Dance Miss Kalia shared that, “students have been independently remembering their dance kits to wear to their practical lessons in the quiet eater's hall. This has been a great chance for them to use the mirrors and dance in the larger space.
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In Year 8 Dance students have worked hard to learn Jazz dance and have been experimenting using different props into their routines.
Don’t they look jazzy!
They also danced in Black history month to many Jazz singers who they enjoyed listening to, such as Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.”
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In Year 9 Dance students have been working on their expressive movement and linking emotions. There have been some brilliant observations from 9LC when watching contemporary dance and then trying out some of the techniques. The class were very eager to learn other styles and got to try out the basic Tap moves. Great job!
In Art and Drama combined lessons, Year 9 pupils enthusiastically celebrated Chadwick Boseman’s life and groundbreaking role in Black Panther, debating what makes a hero?
This year we have been really pleased to welcome our new Art and Design Teacher Miss St John, to the Art and Design Department. She has settled in quickly to the culture of the school and is really engaged in getting to know the pupils and their personal Art interests.
Miss St John recently shared her thoughts, she explained that “all the pupils have been working really well in Art and Design”. One project example she shared is, “the year 8’s have been enjoying their Autumn project on Architecture and Buildings, where they have researched imaginative Architecture and looked at the Artist’s Kandinsky and Mondrian. One student in particular found it hard to settle at first, but is now producing amazing pieces. Emily achieved the Lower school Art student of the Month Certificate for October (please see below) and she also bravely joined in with dancing during the African dance workshop.
We are very proud of all our pupils' participation.
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October 2022 Artists of the Month
Emily 8FM (Lower school)
Fireworks, Mondrian geometric painting and her role model choice Beyonce
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Kaine 13AP (Upper school)
Experimental printmaking
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September 2022 Homework Artist of the Month
Ruweyda made a Van Gough inspired self-portrait that she did at home.
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Please feel free to share with us your opinions or further opportunities for pupils studying Arts subjects. We welcome your feedback,
Miss C Kepinska
Faculty Leader - Arts
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This Week on
Meadow Twitter
https://twitter.com/MeadowHighSch
Diwali Celebration
Halloween
Football Club
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Calendar, Lunches and Letters Home
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Friday 11 November 2022
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Annual Review Day
SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS
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Friday 18 November 2022
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Children in Need Day (charity)
More information will follow.
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Thursday 24 November 2022
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Celebration of Achievement Evening
Invitation only
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Friday 25 November 2022
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New School Tour
12.15pm - 1.45pm
Please contact Reception to book your place
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Week Commencing
12 December 2022
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Christmas Grotto
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Friday 9 December 2022
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New School Tour
12.15pm - 1.45pm
Please contact Reception to book your place
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Wednesday 14 December 2022
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Hanukkah Celebration Day
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Friday 16 December 2022
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Big Breakfast
Last Day of Term - school finishes at 2pm
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Monday 19 December 2022
- Friday 30 December 2022
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
School is closed to pupils.
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Monday 2 January 2023
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BANK HOLIDAY
School is closed to pupils
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Tuesday 3 January 2023
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Back to School - 9am start
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To view the school calendar visit the website
NEWS/CALENDAR
Here is the latest full list of
Term Dates for School Year - 2022/2023
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SCHOOL LUNCHES
Week - Monday 7 - Friday 11 November 2022
Week 2
NEW AUTUMN / WINTER LUNCH MENU
The school lunch menu will change after half-term.
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Keeping Pupils Safe Online
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News & Events in the Community
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REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FROM
GIVE AND SHARE
(charity supporting local families)
Well it’s nearly “the most wonderful time of the year” and again we are calling on our lovely community. So many of you have helped us for the last few years but we know this year will be very different for many of us, and we understand this, but we still have loads of families needing help, actually even more so this year. So with this in mind if you are able to put maybe one extra item a week in your basket that will be such a big help.
Below you will see a list of the items we include in our boxes, if you can help with donating anything we would be very grateful. Remember your gifts help many families that otherwise would struggle during this holiday time.
![](/_site/data/files/images/miscellaneous/2F8E9065F15F973CB83A787B6D468C74.jpg) ![](/_site/data/files/images/miscellaneous/3ECFA5546D300A1B4445668C98026F15.jpg) ![](/_site/data/files/images/miscellaneous/874147AC28E02A71C7486EC8C4E85BA6.jpg) PRESENT LIST
This year again we will be asking for specific items for our gift boxes. We decided this as it will reduce unusable gifts ( wrong ages, likes, ability) and help us to spread the boxes further.
Here are the items we would like to collect.
- Luxury food items ( no nuts if poss)
- Tins of chocolates ( Quality Street, Heroes, Celebrations, Roses)
- Sweets ( Haribo Type)
- Family biscuit boxes
- Tins of Meat/Tuna/Chicken Breast Roll
- Mince pies & Christmas cake
- Twiglets, Pringles, Family share bags of Crisps etc
- Hot chocolate
- Marshmallows
- Cake mix’s / ginger bread houses / ginger bread men •
- Tinned Fruit/Vegetables
- Custard
- Toiletries (men and women’s)
- Children’s Bubble Bath
- Selection Boxes
- Family Board Games
- New Toys
PLEASE CHECK THE DATES AS THEY NEED TO LAST UNTIL MID JANUARY.
ALSO EVERYTHING MUST BE NEW DUE TO COVID, I,M SURE YOU WILL ALL UNDERSTAND.
We would also love to receive the following please....
- Sets of make your own decorations, ie, paper chain packs, crackers, cards.
- Fluffy socks
- Scarves/ hats/ gloves
If you wish to donate but getting out is difficult for you, we would be very grateful of Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s and Asda Vouchers, alternatively we set up an updated Amazon Wish List set up on our Facebook Group. The vouchers and any Cash donated will be used to buy items we need to complete boxes prior to delivery. I’m sorry, but we ask for only these three stores vouchers, so we can do a big shop rather than visit lots of different stores.
OUR PRE ARRANGED COLLECTION POINTS ARE;
- Smiths Garden Centre, New Denham.
- Bites Sandwich Bar, New Denham.
- Iver Flowerland, Iver.
- Croxley Hardware, Croxley Green.
- The Three Tons Pub, Uxbridge High Street
- Meadow Families can also leave donations in School Reception.
Please don’t forget to join our Facebook group “GIVE & Share” for all updates and if you need any more information or a home collection please call Craig Alexander Tnms on 07748973527 who will arrange this for you.
Lastly Thank you all so much for your continued help, let's spread a little love this Christmas to those who need it most ![??](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f384/32.png) ![??](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f389/32.png)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1956873931043536/?ref=share_group_link
Craig Alexander
Give & Share
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Brilliant Parents Newsletter
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Dear Hillingdon Parents
On September 30th we held our first Lunch and Learn Webinar on 'Building Emotional Resilience' with guest speaker Sam Abrahams. It was a great success with excellent feedback
As an extra bonus Sam produced a Resilience Coaching Workbook to further support you!
This was the first in a series of webinars which are designed with you at the forefront of our minds to be concise, informative and support positive wellbeing and good mental health.
For our next Lunch and Learn, on Tuesday 8th November, we welcome our excellent guest speaker Judah Rachem to join us and talk about
'Understanding ADHD and ASD'.
You can also follow us on Eventbrite to keep up to date with upcoming Lunch and Learn webinars.
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Please take 30 seconds to complete our survey about future subjects you would like us to address through the Lunch and Learn webinars.
*You will automatically be entered into a draw. The winner will receive one of our recommended books.
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If you have any questions regarding Parent Champion support, you can call Sarah on 07495 024 449 or email sarah.rust@brilliantparents.org
Our Brilliant Parents/Hillingdon page has lots of relevant links to services in the borough and do remember our Hillingdon Facebook page. We would love you to get involved.
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The Hillingdon Post 16 Partnership team have produced an informative digital prospectus for parents of year 10 and 11 students who are thinking about their choices after GCSE’s.
There is a range of pathways available, whether this be apprenticeships, traineeships, further education or entering employment.
You can access all the information and guidance by clicking the link: Hillingdon’s Post 16 Prospectus 2022/23
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All vacancies at Meadow High School are advertised on the Crinklerecruitment.com website.
Please use the links provided to view and / or apply for job vacancies.
CVs are not accepted.
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FINANCE OFFICER
JOB REFERENCE: CJ2811
Advert Posted On: 31/10/2022
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 15/11/2022
Closing time: 11:59 AM
Salary information: Scale 5; £19,249 - £20,308 per annum
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 30 hours a week, start and finish times can be flexible
Work pattern: Term Time only + training days and an additional two weeks during the school holidays (41 weeks)
Start Date: ASAP
For more information and to apply please click here.
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STAFF WELLBEING ADMIN OFFICER
JOB REFERENCE: CJ2813
Advert Posted On: 01/11/2022
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 21/11/2022
Closing time: 11:59 AM
We have a vacancy for a Staff Wellbeing / Admin Officer (Personnel)
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Salary information: Scale 6: £26,055 - £26,999 per annum
Work pattern: Term Time + 5 training days + 2 week to be worked in school holidays (41 weeks)
Start Date: ASAP
For more information and to apply please click here.
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IT NETWORK MANAGER
JOB REFERENCE: CJ2771
Advert Posted On: 18/10/2022
Post Start Date: January 2023
Closing date: 13/11/2022
Closing time: 11:59 AM
Work Hours: 36 hours per week (52 weeks per year) on-site;
Salary: Scale S02; £32,988 - £34,809 per annum;
Start Date: January 2023.
Meadow High School is an exciting environment for professionals looking to develop and/or apply their skills, knowledge and experience. We are a multicultural school that embraces diversity in all its forms. We are committed to sourcing and providing excellent CPD and to looking after staff's wellbeing. Please look at our website to find out more about us.
We are looking for an experienced IT Network Manager to proactively manage on a day to day basis and be responsible for an ICT infrastructure that is secure, reliable, robust and resilient and that supports all aspects of teaching and learning, along with operational and administrative support, across the school.
Applicants MUST have:
- Experience in ITIL service management.
- A recognised IT qualification (Microsoft, CISCO, CompTIA).
- Experience of setting up and supporting servers with virtualisation software, and managing virtual machines.
- Experience in supporting school MIS systems and Finance systems.
- Experience with managing O365 and G-Suite, including office desktop products.
- Knowledge of maintenance and security systems and procedures including CCTV, access control and BMS systems.
- The ability to present ideas in a business-friendly and user-friendly language.
- Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as a team member but also having self-motivation when working independently.
- Possess a full driving license and have use of a vehicle for business purposes and appropriate insurance.
- Willing to work evenings and weekends if required and be able to deal with emergencies outside of core hours.
Closing Date: Sunday 13th November
Shortlisting: Tuesday 22nd November
Interviews: Wednesday 30th November
For more information and to apply please click here.
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TEACHING ASSISTANT(S)
JOB REFERENCE: CJ2751
Advert Posted On: 14/10/2022
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 09/11/2022
Closing time: 11:59 AM
TEACHING ASSISTANT VACANCIES
We require Teaching Assistants to work with students with SEN and challenging behaviour and/or severe and complex learning difficulties
We have a choice of contracts available, 32.5hrs per week or 27.5hrs per week, term time only + 5 training days
27.5 hours per week, Term time only + 5 training days (39 weeks)
Working hours: 9.05am to 3.05pm, Monday to Friday
Salary information: Scale 1, point 1; £13,929 per annum + Special Schools Allowance £883
32.5 hours per week, Term time only + 5 training days (39 weeks)
Working hours: 8.45am – 3.15 pm Mon, Wed, Fri and 8.45am to 4.30pm Tues and Thurs.
Salary information: Scale 1, point 1; £16,462 per annum + Special Schools Allowance; £1,044
Start Date: ASAP
For more information and to apply please click here
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Email: meadow@meadowhighschool.org
Reporting Pupil Absence attendance@meadowhighschool.org
Telephone: 01895 443310
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