Teaching Assistant

Spring Lane Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2JW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2024

• Closing date

  15 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,366.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Mon - Fri

8.30am to 3.30pm (30 mins for lunch)

38 weeks a year

Fixed Term until 31st August 2025 (potential to be made permanent)

The Teaching Assistant will:

• Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement
• Support children with special educational needs and disabilities in class with their learning

Duties and responsibilities

Teaching and learning

• Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities
• Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
• Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
• Observe pupil performance and pass observations on to the class teacher
• Supervise a class if the teacher is temporarily unavailable
• Use ICT skills to advance pupils’ learning
• Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher

Planning

• Contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role
• Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons, if available
• Prepare the classroom for lessons

Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals

• Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils, and with parents and carers under the direction of the class teacher
• Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
• With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with
• Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Whole-school organisation, strategy and development

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school

Health and safety

• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’ well-being by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and our school’s child protection policy
• Look after children who are upset or have had accidents

Professional development

• Help keep their own knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures

Personal and professional conduct

• Uphold public trust in the education profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
• Demonstrate positive attitudes, values and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community
• Respect individual differences and cultural diversity
  

The Teaching Assistant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the teacher will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher or line manager.

To visit the school please contact lucy.robinson@springlaneprimary.com

Spring Lane Primary School is committed to the safeguarding of children and that the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks before appointment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Spring Lane Primary School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We promote a strong safeguarding culture at all times through our words, actions and behaviour.

We safeguard pupils by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and our trust child protection policy.

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About Spring Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 473 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Spring Lane Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-lane-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Spring Lane Primary is a vibrant and diverse school set in the heart of Northampton, and is part of a family of schools under the Campfire Education Trust.

We aim to prepare our children to flourish in an ever-changing world and offer every individual the best start in life. We achieve this through an exciting, creative and dynamic curriculum where effort is valued, progress recognised and success rewarded.

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