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Teaching Assistant

Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW

This job expired on 17 July 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  2 September 2024

• Closing date

  17 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 Hours per week, term time & training days, permanent position
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC3 £22,737 FTE per annum £16,193.26 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we are looking for

• Level 2 or 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools, Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and education, or other relevant qualification in childcare
• GCSE at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) including Maths & English
• Experience of working with children for at least 3 years
• Ofsted awareness.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils and adults
• Good organizational skills
• Knowledge of how to help adapt and deliver support to meet individual needs
• Knowledge of how to support learners in accessing the curriculum in accordance with the SEND code of practice
• Sensitivity and understanding to help build good relationships with pupils
• A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Play an important part in the wider safeguarding of children – identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action to safeguard and protect them.

What the school offers its staff

About our Academy

Malcolm Arnold Prep School is a Church of England school, and forms part of the Diocese of Peterborough. Our church values permeate all aspects of our school and forms a strong moral and ethical compass for all pupils. We welcome pupils of all faiths and none. At Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School we follow the values and virtues of the Christian faith. Our aim is to be the country’s leading academy chain, committed to delivering the highest educational standards alongside an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment. The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) is a network of academies with a geographical focus on Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire/Humberside and London.

Salary & Benefits

• NJC3 £22,737 FTE per annum £16,193.26 pro rata
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Awards and Recognition Scheme
• Flexible working patterns
• Benefits Platform
• discounts on car leasing
• holiday discounts
• cinema tickets
• restaurant booking discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Further details about the role

About the role

• 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)
• Undertake specified timetabled teaching duties as agreed with the Head teacher.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist teachers in the whole planning cycle and the management /preparation of resources.
• Supervise whole classes occasionally during the short-term absence of teachers including PPA.
• Provide support for pupils, the teacher and the school in order to raise standards of achievement for all pupils (e.g. SEN, EAL, all underachieving groups), by utilising advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes, and to encourage pupils to become independent learners.
• Provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life.

‘Love Yourself, Love Others, Love the World.’

30 Hours per week, term time & training days, permanent position

Commitment to safeguarding

Committed to promoting the welfare of all children and
creating a safe environment in which children can learn;
considering, at all times, what is in the best interests of
the child. The Trust will take all steps to prevent those
who pose a risk of harm from working with children.
Recruitment procedures ensure rigour in identifying and
rejecting people who might abuse children

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About Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School website
• Email address: recruitment@dret.co.uk
• Phone number: 01509320148
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/malcolm-arnold-preparatory-school

We are a new state-funded primary preparatory school, which opened in September 2014 for reception pupils. In September 2016 we moved into our brand new, purpose-built school building, which is located on the Malcolm Arnold Academy Campus. Our school is committed to ensuring that our children not only excel in the classroom, but also gain the skills and passions to enable them to be successful long into their futures.

We focus on positive behaviour management systems and promote the values we would like our children to embody through our MAPS Code of Conduct. Our code is simple and well-understood, even by Reception children:

Make kind choices
Aim high; seek new challenges
Persevere; always try your best
Show respect and good manners
Our school has strong links with the Diocese of Peterborough and is a Church of England school which is fully supportive of the Christian faith. However, our school values system transcends religion and we are fully inclusive of all faiths and none.

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