Graduate Teaching Assistant

Who we are

Marylebone Boys' School is a Free School which opened in September 2014. We now have 600 boys in Years 7-11. We launched our mixed Sixth Form in 2019 and will eventually have over 1000 pupils studying at our school.

We are an inner-city boys’ school with a cohort of 50% Pupil Premium students. We are an academically rigorous school with an emphasis on good behaviour, commitment to learning and outstanding teaching, where knowledge is valued and available to all who are prepared to work for it. Expectations are high for all pupils. Those who need extra time and support will be helped and expected to achieve their full potential. Our motto is “studio et industria”, which can be translated as “through application and hard work”.

We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS.

Our location

Since 2018 we have been in our permanent site, a brand new school located in the heart of the prestigious Paddington Basin area. We are part of a wider development by Westminster City Council, just a stone’s throw from Paddington Station with all the benefits of Crossrail as well as the existing Underground and National Rail connections.

We will open our new Sixth Form Centre in September 2021, which will allow us to have both our sites in close proximity on North Wharf Road.

Candidate information brief

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational graduate who works closely with our staff and students. This opportunity would suit someone who wants to make a difference to young people and would enjoy the challenge of an inner city, vibrant school.  

We offer a range of professional development opportunities that would help aspiring Graduate Teaching Assistants to develop their teaching careers. 

We would anticipate you would be considering teaching as a career option and therefore possess the motivation, commitment and enthusiasm to work with young people on a day to day basis and be a positive influence in their lives.

We offer a range of professional development opportunities to support your career.

A full description of the role is available in the applicant information pack, which you can download via the links below.

Key responsibilities:

• To provide a complementary service to existing teachers and pastoral staff in the school, addressing the needs of children who require help to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the school, in order to achieve their full potential and to enable the school to raise standards of achievement, improve attendance and raise standards of behaviour.

Support for the pupil

• work with pupils on individual targets set by teaching staff.

• communicate with colleagues, parents and outside agencies in a professional manner being aware of confidentiality.

• assist with exam access arrangements for specific pupils as required.

• provide pastoral support for specific students as agreed with the SENDCo

• act as a ‘lead’ teaching assistant for one or more students with an Education and Health Care Plan.

Support for teachers

• raise the awareness of teaching staff to the special educational needs of individual pupils and successful strategies to support them

• support a specific faculty

• understanding the emotional and social needs of pupils with whom you are working and contribute to planning of learning activities;

• assist in the assessment of individual pupils;

• assist in the monitoring of progress for pupils who need learning support;

• raise the awareness of teaching staff to any pressures on pupils which may result in behaviour problems;

• assist in reviewing Education and Health Care Plans.

Support for the school

• lead one to one and small group interventions;

• translate school policies into practice;

• review and develop your own professional practice;

• follow school policies in regard to safeguarding;

• support colleagues with play duty and first aid duty as required;

• offer activities and clubs to engage student interest and abilities;

• assist with pupil supervision.

The duties listed above are not an exhaustive list; employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and working environment to enable access to employment for disabled applicants, or for continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. This job description is current at the date advertised but may, in consultation with you, be changed by the head teacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

Person specification

Please view this information in the candidate information pack available via the links below.

Application process

• The deadline to apply for this post is 5.00pm on Sunday 22 August 2021..

• Complete the application form fully, including the separate supporting statement (maximum 2 pages). You can download this via the supporting documents below or you can use the Apply Now function on the TES. 

• Send applications to jobs@maryleboneschool.org.

• Contact us if you would like more information about the school or the position on jobs@maryleboneschool.org.

Interview process 

• Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 23 August in readiness for the start of term. 
• We will only interview candidates who provide two satisfactory references in advance, of whom one must be your current Headteacher if you are currently working in a school. 
• The interview process will include an interview, activities to test your aptitude for working with children and a written task. 
• We will inform all invited candidates of the outcome of their application and offer feedback to those who are unsuccessful.