Graduate Teaching Assistant
John Scurr Primary School
Tower Hamlets
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 7 August 2017
Job overview
‘BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE’
This is a ‘Good’ school which continues to go from strength to strength. The Head Teacher continually strives to make sure the school progresses in the right direction
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience, teamed with a caring nature and a desire to make a real difference then please do apply.
Are you:
Academically gifted and enthusiastic graduate looking to gain further experience as a Teaching Assistant in a Primary School?
Do you have previous experience of supporting young people with learning needs?
Do you need to gain primary Teaching Assistant experience in order to support your PGCE, or have a degree in Psychology looking to gain invaluable, post qualification experience?
This Graduate TA appointment will involve supporting a small number of pupils in their maths learning. You will be responsible for promoting inclusion; working according to pupils needs and the programme outline and advancing learning allowing the children you will be working with to make positive progress. Training in maths interventions will be provided.
The successful candidate should:
- Be passionate about maths
- Have a proven track record of working with children
- Be highly flexible and adaptable in order to meet the differing needs of the pupils
- Strong literacy and numeracy skills- GCSE in both ( Grade C or above)
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have an extremely patient attitude ensuring a positive role model for children
- Be willing to work key Stages 1 & 2
Person Specification
For this Primary Teaching Assistant post it is essential that all applicants are graduates with 2:1s or better at degree level. The ideal candidates will be highly personable team players with the drive and perseverance to out do all expectations.
The Teaching Assistant post is for the full academic year and is geared to give you enough classroom experience to put towards a successful PGCE or similar application.
Please read the attached JD. Do not send a CV but apply via the application form on the website ( standard TA JD and new application form) by September 8th 2017 to Michelle Drew. Interviews week beginning the 11th September
For an application pack, please download from the school website: www.Johnscurr.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Closing date for completed applications, 8th September 2017
John Scurr Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance.
www.Johnscurr.towerhamlets.sch.uk: Cephas Street London E1 4AX: 0207 490 3647
Attached documents
About John Scurr Primary School
John Scurr Primary School is a mixed primary for pupils aged 4-11, located in Stepney, East London. A school of larger-than-average size, John Scurr is proud of its diversity, with pupils from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, as well as an above-average number of students with special educational needs.
John Scurr Primary School is a member of the Teach East London Teaching School Alliance, along with 17 other primary and secondary institutions. It also has links with the University of Winchester’s Liberal Arts programme.
Headteacher
Maria Lewington
Values and vision
Named for John and Julia Scurr, a pair of 20th-century equality campaigners, the school strives to offer an inclusive style of learning that promotes tolerance, diversity and academic excellence. Governors work closely with staff to ensure that the themes of access, aspiration and achievement are properly enshrined within the school day.
Independence is another focus of the school, with pupils encouraged to support each other and think for themselves when encountering a problem.
Ofsted report
“Strong personal, spiritual, moral and cultural development is at the heart of the school’s success and underpins pupils’ good behaviour both in class and around the school. Pupils feel safe at school.”
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