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'Ready to Teach' Teaching Assistant (maternity cover)

Bygrove Primary School, London, E14 6DN

This job expired on 23 February 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  March 2024

• Closing date

  23 February 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 February 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,545 - £28,977 FTE
• Pay scale: Scale 3 NJC

What skills and experience we're looking for

Successful experience of working as part of a team

The ability to communicate well with pupils, parents and colleagues

Evidence of being able to establish and maintain effective working relationships

The ability to keep written records

The ability to support the development of pupils’ English and maths skills with confidence

Awareness of how pupils learn and the factors which can affect their learning

A commitment to inclusive education including the need to show respect for and value all members of The LETTA Trust

Evidence of the ability to carry out a range of activities across the school, to work with different children, of different ages, with different learning and medical needs

A desire to take part in training to develop own skills and expertise

10. A commitment to pupils in all LETTA Trust schools.

What the school offers its staff

About us

Bygrove Primary School is an outstanding one-form entry primary school serving a multicultural community near Canary Wharf in the East End of London. Our pupils are at the heart of everything we do. They are happy, friendly, well-behaved & they love learning. They achieve results in all subjects that are well above the national average. We have dedicated staff teams who understand that success is built on strong relationships. So how do we do it? We work hard together at doing the right things but we have a lot of fun doing it. Aiming high is our motto & the sky’s the limit!

This is what we are looking for:

• ‘Ready to teach’ TA who can demonstrate that in time they will be ready to train to teach.
• Candidates with a good degree who show their aptitude, passion and commitment to becoming a teacher. Bygrove is a partner of the London East Teacher Training Alliance (LETTA), an Ofsted-graded outstanding provider of initial teacher training. We would offer this route to candidates wishing to train to teach. We have a track record of employing trainees who complete their teacher training at the school.
• An exceptional teaching assistant with a passion for learning and the ability to develop others
• A team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A positive attitude and a sense of humour
• Someone keen to improve their own practice

This is what we offer you:

• Regular 1:1s with your line manager (teacher) focusing on personal reflection, coaching and mentoring
• A range of professional development opportunities
• Opportunities for career progression across schools in the LETTA Trust
• Pay ranges in line with the best in the borough

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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Bygrove Ready to teach TA JD February 2024.pdf - 56.9 KB (opens in new tab)

Bygrove 'Ready to Teach' TA Advert February 2024.pdf - 148 KB (opens in new tab)

Bygrove Ready to Teach TA Person Spec February 2024.pdf - 38.8 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bygrove Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 245 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bygrove Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@bygrove.org.uk
• Phone number: 020 7538 4925
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bygrove-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Bygrove is an outstanding one-form entry school situated a stone’s throw from Canary Wharf in the heart of London’s vibrant Docklands and is led by Tower Hamlets’ first co-head partnership. We have been a National Teaching School since 2013, supporting other local schools & alongside our alliance partners, training the next generation of outstanding teachers. Our pupils are at the heart of everything we do. They are happy, friendly & well-behaved & they love learning. They achieve results in all subjects that are well above the national average & consistently make much better progress than their peers nationally too.

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