Early Years Teaching Assistant
Arnold House School
London
- £22,000 - £26,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 1 July 2022
Job overview
Arnold House School was founded in 1905 in St John’s Wood. It is an independent preparatory school located in London NW8, for boys to the age of 13, and a member of IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools). In September 2021, an Early Years department opened its doors a short walk away, at Marlborough Place.
We are looking for a committed and caring Early Years Teaching Assistant to join this new department of the School.
You will have a passion for working with children in the Early Years and an understanding of child development.
You will be one of six TAs responsible for supporting teachers to provide high standards of provision and pastoral care for the boys in this part of the School and for ensuring that boys are happy and settled in their first year at Arnold House. With guidance from the teacher, you will support the boys’ learning and when the time comes help prepare them for transition to Reception or Year 1. You will report to the Head of Early Years based in the Huxley Building at Marlborough Place.
The salary will be £22-£26,000 dependent on qualifications and experience. Additional benefits include lunches during term-time, and school holidays taken as holidays with pay.
About Arnold House School
Arnold House School is an independent Church of England primary school for boys aged 3-13, located in the St John's Wood area of north-west London. Arnold House School was established in 1905 with just nine pupils. Today there are eight year groups, each divided into two forms.
The school aims for class sizes of between 16 and 18. The main academic subjects are taught with a view to meeting the standards set by the Common Entrance syllabus, which relates to the demands of the national curriculum but with extra time devoted to French, classics and games.
Headmaster
Giles Tollit
Values and vision
Arnold House School aims to ensure that breadth and excellence remain the cornerstones of its approach to teaching and learning. Teachers strive to serve the best interests of pupils throughout the ability range.
The primary school sets high academic standards, values a supportive family ethos and aims to maintain a healthy balance between academic, artistic, pastoral, spiritual and sporting matters. The environment is relatively traditional, maintaining a degree of formality.
ISI report
“The school is highly successful in its promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development within a generous Christian ethos. Pupils are given extensive opportunities to grow as confident and harmonious citizens with a strong sense of self, and tolerance of each other. Their moral and social awareness is excellent.”
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