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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    5 December 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    21 November 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years

Working pattern

Contract type

Fixed term - till July 2023

Pay scale

Grade 4, £23,898 - £26,154 per annum pro rata. Actual £16,762 - £18,344 per annum (70% FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment
  • Experience of working with children with additional and complex needs
  • Excellent level of literacy and numeracy skills
  • Working knowledge of relevant strategies in appropriate curriculum or learning area
  • An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
  • Ability to relate well to children and adults to build and maintain effective relationships

What the school offers its staff

Would you like to join a school with exciting opportunities? Would you like to work with pupils who have excellent learning behaviour and a thirst for knowledge? Would you like to work in a school that values you as a person? Then Avanti Court Primary is the school for you!

We are looking to appoint a caring SEN Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and friendlyteam. You will be working with children with specific special educational needs.The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and dedicated to making a difference to children's learning. You will need to enjoy working with children and be passionate and committed to helping children develop as independent and confident individuals.

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.


Further details about the role

What will you do?

  • Work under the guidance of the class teacher in the planning and implementation of work programmes with individuals or groups of pupils with special needs.
  • Provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of pupil(s) with special needs in the classroom.
  • Assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment.
  • Promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal opportunities to learn and develop.
  • Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

Commitment to safeguarding

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

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About Avanti Court Primary School

School type
Academy, Hindu, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
657 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

Avanti Court Primary School is an Academy for children aged 3–11. The school is a three-form entry, mixed primary school with an attached nursery with over 600 children on roll.

Avanti Schools support each person’s life journey along three parallel paths: Educational excellence; Character formation; and Spiritual insight.

Avanti’s unique ethos places a key emphasis on each individual’s wellbeing and good mental health. Children with higher levels of emotional, behavioural, social, and school wellbeing, on average, have higher levels of academic achievement and are more engaged in the school community. All our schools share a dedicated approach to wellbeing, from providing yoga and mindfulness sessions, sports and exercise, charity work, and working with parents and carers as co-educators.

Arranging a visit to Avanti Court Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@avanti.org.uk.

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