1-1 Learning Support Assistant

The Learning Support department at The Manor aims to build each child’s self-esteem and self-confidence with the goal of creating happy and independent learners. The Department is extremely well equipped and has a dedicated cottage on site with a full range of resources. We work in close partnership with parents, teachers and a range of external agencies that are appropriate to pupils’ individual needs. 

Primary Responsibility: 

● The 1-1 Learning Support Assistant’s (LSA) main role is to provide support for a pupil with an Educational Health Care Plan. The LSA will ensure that the pupil can integrate as fully as possible in the activities generally undertaken by the other children in the class and make progress.  

● To assist and support a pupil with specific communication special education needs.

Supporting the pupil:

● To develop knowledge of the particular needs of the child and seek advice from the SENCO, Class Teacher and outside agencies as required.

● Duties will include learning support for the pupil in class or in withdrawal situations, either 1:1 or small groups - running specific programmes and activities to assist the pupils’ individual learning and communication needs.

● To work as part of the team to support implementing the targets on the pupils’ Individual Support Plan (ISP) and outcomes of the EHCP, in liaison with the class teachers and the SENCO

● To actively support the child to use signing, visuals and augmentative/alternative communication methods to aid communication alongside the development of speech

● To aid access to the full range of learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom and provide modified materials as required e.g.augmentative/alternative communication tools,  worksheets, games, visual prompt cards etc.

● To make or modify resources as suggested and advised by the Class Teacher, SENCO, SALT or other outside agencies.

● To organise and maintain an inclusive learning environment both in the classroom and outside.

● To develop independent skills and avoid unnecessary reliance on adults

● Motivate and encourage the pupil to have a go at activities they may be unsure of.

● Provide positive reinforcements, praise and rewards.

● Facilitate inclusion in small group activities with peers and support interaction between them.

● Provide support and facilitate interaction with peers in the classroom and around school.

● To work as part of the team to ensure that the wellbeing and personal development of the pupil enhances their learning opportunities and life skills.

● To support the sensory needs of the pupil.

● To be able to scaffold and extend the cognition and learning of the pupil.

● To foster links between home and school

● To participate in relevant meetings and professional development as deemed appropriate for the needs of the child.

Additional Responsibilities:

● Duties may include supporting the needs of pupils at other times, outside the EHCP hours, in liaison with and as directed by SLT and/or SENCO

● To carry out duties as directed by SLT and/or SENCO

General Teaching Duties:

(Applicable to all Teachers, and to Learning Support Assistants where appropriate)

Assessments and Reports

● Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils

Appraisal

● Participating in arrangements for the teacher’s further training and professional development as a teacher

Review: Further Training and Development

● Reviewing from time to time the teacher’s methods of teaching programmes of work.

● Participating in arrangements for the teacher’s further training and professional development as a teacher; the two or three days before the start of each term – i.e. when the pupils return – are for all staff for training and preparation; there may be other days in the school year when staff are required for training with reasonable notice

Educational Methods

● Advising and co-operating with the Head and other teachers (or any one or more of them) on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements

Discipline, Health and Safety

● Maintaining good order and discipline among the pupils and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the School premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere; following all aspects of the School’s Safeguarding Children policies, including informing the Head (or Head of Early Years in EYFS) of any concerns

● To behave professionally at all times and maintain confidentiality of information

Staff Meetings

● Participating in meetings at the School which relate to the curriculum for the School or the administration or organisation of the School, including pastoral arrangements.  These could be after the Normal School Hours but should normally be finished by 5.45pm

Cover

● Supervising and so far as practicable teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available to teach them

 Public Examinations

● Participating in arrangements for preparing pupils for public examinations (including Common Entrance, other 11+ tests, Key Stage tests and GL tests at any age) and in assessing pupils for the purposes of such examinations; recording and reporting such assessments; and participating in arrangements for pupils’ presentation for and supervision during such examinations

Management

● Contributing to the selection for appointment and professional development of other teachers and non-teaching staff, including the induction and assessment of new and probationary teachers

● Co-ordinating or managing the work of other teachers

● Taking part, as may be required of the teacher, in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the School

Administration

● Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as are described above, including the management or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the School and the ordering and allocation of equipment and material

● Attending and leading assemblies in accordance with prepared rotas, registering the attendance of pupils and supervising pupils, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school sessions

Other Duties

● Staff are expected to carry out other duties as reasonably requested by the Line Manager, Head or the SLT

● To carry out lunch and break time duties as timetabled or when necessary as well as other supervision duties at the start and end of the day

Staff Handbook

● To follow the directions contained in the Staff Handbook, which change from time to time