Teacher Assistant

To work collaboratively with the class teacher in order to support outstanding lessons and student’s emotional health and wellbeing.  

As an Academy our key focuses will be: 

1)    Re-engagement, raising aspiration and motivating 

• Recognising that personal and emotional development, independent living and decision-making skills and discovering meaningful interests and goals are essential to educational success. 

• A personalised curriculum including specific engagement activities based on the interests of each individual learner. 

• Positive and trusted adult role models in the form of Teaching Assistants and qualified teachers recruited for their enthusiasm for working with disconnected young people and their ability to understand and adapt, in order to meet the needs of the students.  

• Opportunities to support social and emotional needs through individual programmes and a varied curriculum.  

2)  Unlocking every child’s potential 

• The curriculum will determine the knowledge and skills students will learn at each stage.  It is planned efficiently to Support exceptional lessons where students make outstanding progress, and are able to relate their learning to the wider world.  

• Individual learning programmes, based on the interests and skills of the students and which draw upon the diverse range of pastoral, vocational, engagement and personal and social development activities. 

• Small groups of students (max 1:8) with capability to offer 1 to 1 student support. 

• Practical application of English and Maths to develop skills that prepare for accreditation and work towards independence and social integration. 

3)  Recognising and celebrating achievement 

• Positive learning environments with praise for success and recognition of achievement. 

• Regular liaison with parents and carers to involve them fully in the education of their children including weekly progress telephone calls. 

• Celebration of success through: weekly celebrations with students and staff; rewards for targeted elements; and high profile annual celebration events. 

• Relevant vocational learning that broadens the curriculum offer to students providing the opportunity to support their classroom learning by gaining practical skills in the workplace and ultimately allowing them to achieve recognised qualifications. 

Key Priorities; 

• Support teachers and Learning Mentors to deliver an engaging specialist curriculum within the academy  

• Support the vision and direction of the school 

• Support effective learning and teaching throughout school 

• Ensure effective pastoral care and behaviour support throughout the school 

Teaching and Learning; 

As a Teaching Assistant of The Academy you will support teaching staff to ensure effective teaching and learning throughout the academy.  You will: 

• Support teaching staff to ensure high quality teaching is delivered to students.   

• Support teaching staff to provide and maintain an environment and a code of behaviour and discipline which promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement 

• To support the curriculum and its assessment; work with the teachers and Learning Mentors to monitor and evaluate it in order to identify areas for improvement 

• To support students with their emotional health and wellbeing 

• To develop key relationships with students and parents and carers 

• To engage in outreach to ensure all our students needs are met  

• Ensure that the relevant interventions are delivered to support improvements in literacy, numeracy and emotional wellbeing. 

Partnership Working; 

• Seek opportunities to invite parents and carers, into The Academy to enrich student experience and to promote The Academy’s value to the wider community 

• Collaborate with staff, to actively promote the British values, academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well-being of students and their families 

Health and Safety / Child Protection; 

• To help ensure that health and safety standards meet statutory requirements, monitoring health and safety matters within the school, particularly ensuring that all members of the staff take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others 

• To help ensure that Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and Department of Health assessments of Children in Need are rigorously complied with, and that the welfare and health and safety of students are of prime consideration 

• To promote the safety and well-being of students and staff 

• To ensure good order and discipline of students and staff 

Extra CPD Opportunities  

• Engage with CPD opportunities in order to effectively fulfil your role and achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.