Learning and Teaching Assistant
Goresbrook School
Barking and Dagenham
- £30,000 - £30,154 per year
- New
- Expired
- Salary:
- £30,154 FTE
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 16/11/26
- Apply by:
- 19 October 2026
Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting pupils to achieve their full potential? Do you truly believe that all children can achieve given the right support?
We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Learning and Teaching Assistant to join our team. In this rewarding role, you will work closely with teachers to provide tailored support for pupils linked to early reading. The successful candidate will have experience in teaching early reading, ideally with a strong knowledge of read write inc, and be motivated to support all children in Key Stage 1 to be able to read.
The success of Goresbrook is underpinned by a dynamic and highly motivated team of professionals, working and learning in a warm and friendly environment. We passionately believe that all our children have infinite potential, and it is our job to empower them. We are determined to make a difference for all of our pupils.
Key responsibilities
Teach daily phonics groups.
Lead phonics interventions.
Support children with additional need through delivering high quality interventions.
Work alongside teachers to deliver learning activities and provide individual or small group support.
Promote positive behaviour and help create a safe, inclusive and engaging learning environment.
Assist with the preparation of resources and support pupils' personal, social and emotional development.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join us and play a significant role in the lives of our young people. We require an experienced Teaching Assistant.
Required Experience
Read Write Inc Phonics
Early Reading
The success of Goresbrook is underpinned by a dynamic and highly motivated team of professionals, working and learning in a warm and friendly environment.
We passionately believe that all our children have infinite potential, and it is our job to empower them. We are determined to make a difference for all of our pupils and are looking for like-minded staff to join us.
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About Goresbrook School
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Goresbrook School is unique; we are unashamedly ambitious for our pupils and we hope our academic achievements to be amongst some of the best in the country. Goresbrook is one of the top 2% of schools in the UK and recently rated ‘Outstanding’ across all six categories in October 2024.
As an all through school, we offer students the opportunity complete their entire educational journey with us, joining us aged three and leaving aged eighteen. Our school is built on a formula of high expectations, a relentless focus on standards and a belief that every young person, regardless of background or circumstance, can succeed.
Our calm and purposeful atmosphere allows student learning to be at the centre of all that we do and we are committed to ensuring that students high-quality classroom experience is matched with enriching extra-curricular opportunities. We aim to ensure that all our students leave us with the real option to succeed at a top university, the skills to excel in a career of their choice and go on to live happy and fulfilling lives rich with altruism whilst also having the cultural and spiritual awareness to be generous and enriching members of society.
Our values of Growth, Belief and Team are the central pillars of our school culture and encapsulate the behaviours we see in our young people. Beyond the classroom, the culture at Goresbrook is one of community.
Ofsted Report
The inspectors were full of praise for pupils, noting that they show “high levels of commitment to their studies” and that they “value the excellent education they are receiving”. This means that all pupils, including those with SEND, “achieve exceptionally well” and “flourish” at the school. Importantly, the inspectors were equally impressed by pupils’ mature and respectful attitudes. They note that they “enjoy being part of this diverse school community” and are “courteous in their interactions” with their peers and members of staff.
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