Teaching Assistant
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
Bromley
- Expired
- Salary:
- £17,935 - £19,917 pro rata dependent upon experience + Health Cash Plan + Harris Benefits (see our benefits page for full details)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 11 June 2017
Job overview
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands is a two-form entry school which opened in September 2014 in Bromley with our first Reception cohort. We believe that every child is unique and that each deserves the opportunity to be happy, feel valued and experience success. We have just moved to a new building this year and we are hugely excited about the building, which is a modern and welcoming place for children and a fantastic location for existing and future staff. We have recently had our first Ofsted inspection and were rated outstanding.
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team at Harris Primary Academy Shortlands.
At Shortlands, our Teaching Assistants play a key role in supporting children with their learning and development. They work closely with class teachers to understand the learning that the children need to achieve and are responsible for working with individual pupils or groups to enable them to make excellent progress. Specific training around phonics and maths is also offered so that TAs can lead their own groups and interventions. TAs are also expected to support teaching staff with their planning, preparation and assessment activities.
The person we are looking for will:
- Support children with their learning and development during lessons or free-flow activities as directed by the class teacher.
- Lead small group sessions and interventions according to teacher’s planning.
- Promote the general progress and well-being of pupils in your class/group.
- Maintain high standards of behaviour among pupils through the use of the Academy’s behaviour policy.
- Participate in administrative and organisational tasks relating to the duties above.
- Participate in Performance Management activities and also further training and professional development sessions as they arise.
Why work at Harris Primary Academy Shortlands?
- A brand new building for our school, which will be a bright, modern and welcoming place for children to be
- Every lesson at our school will be creative and there will be plenty of time for children to think, to play, to discover and wonder
- Each child will be taught in the way that suits them best and we will step in quickly if a change is needed
For more information, please download the Candidate Information Pack above, which includes the Job Description and Personal Specification, or to arrange a visit the school, please contact Mrs Clare Clark on 020 3772 4598 or email info@harrisprimaryshortlands.org.uk
Applications are also welcomed from experienced teaching assistants interested to train as a teacher through our Harris School Direct Programme: more information is available here think-train-to-teach.
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Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.
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About Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
- Kingswood Road, Shortlands
- Bromley
- BR2 0HG
- United Kingdom
School summary
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands opened in September 2014 in order to provide additional, high quality primary places for local families. We are part of a Federation of schools with an established track record in Bromley and across London. The Harris Federation Primary Team provides a great deal of support to our staff, helping give pupils the highest quality education in a safe and nurturing environment.
We believe that every child is unique and that each deserves the opportunity to be happy, feel valued and experience success. Our ethos at the academy is that all children can achieve: it is our job as educators is to do everything possible to enable this to happen. We are delighted to be getting a brand new building for our school, which will be a bright, modern and welcoming place for children to be.
Academy Ethos
Our aim is to make sure that, from the first day of their education, our pupils have a truly happy experience of school. This means teaching them to become confident learners and nurturing each child’s personality and character.
Whatever a child’s background or starting point, we want to make sure that they finish Year 6 with the academic skills, social skills and knowledge necessary to succeed. Every lesson at our school is creative and there is plenty of time for children to think, to play, to discover and wonder.
Each child is taught in the way that suits them best and we step in quickly if a change is needed. For some children, this might involve one-to-one support if they are finding something difficult and for others it could mean stretching them more to keep them interested.
Our school is relaxed and comfortable but pupils know that good behaviour is expected of them and are taught to respect each other and their teachers. They are frequently praised and rewarded for trying their best and for being kind, hard-working and well-behaved.
Our school is friendly and welcoming and we always make sure that every pupil has at least one friend.
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