Main purpose of the job:
As a Teaching Assistant you will support pupils, parents, and teachers, to establish a supportive learning environment in which children make good academic progress. You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every student, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life.
Objectives:
Learning Support
* Support pupil learning through the delivery of specific learning programmes, setting high expectations whilst encouraging their independence and building their confidence
* Promote inclusion, encouraging pupils to interact and work collaboratively
* Work with the SENCO and other teachers to assess the needs of individual children, contribute to and implement Individual Education Plans
* Adapt and develop resources for EAL and SEND pupils, ensuring their safety and enabling them to access the curriculum
* Assist with follow-through for related services (speech/language/physical therapy etc.)
* Mentor students on a 1:1 and group basis, as well as planning and leading a series of booster and intervention sessions to tackle difficult topics
* Observe, record and feedback information of pupil performance
* Assist in creating materials for curriculum delivery and display boards
* Assist with whole class teaching
* Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher to assist in behaviour management and to support pupils in their learning objectives
* Assist pupils' achievement outside of the classroom, e.g. computer lab, library
Support for the school
* Supervise pupils in playgrounds, lunchrooms etc and assist with general pastoral care
* Accompany teachers and pupils on trips and out of school activities as required within contract hours, taking responsibility for pupils under the supervision of the teacher
Benefits
* Twice as many training days as standard
* Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school
* Coaching for every teacher
* Access to high-quality, regular professional development
* Subject-specific knowledge development
* Free use of our leisure centre
* Access to the school counsellor