Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant
Beatrice Tate School
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 3, Point 5-6 (Term-time pro rata)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2025
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2025
Job overview
Beatrice Tate School is an 'outstanding' secondary special school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for students aged 11 to 19 with severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). A significant proportion of our learners have additional sensory and physical impairments.
The school is located 5 minutes walk from Mile End Underground station served by the Central, District and Hammersmith and City lines. The Elizabeth Line is located at Whitechapel, 10 minutes by District and Hammersmith and City Lines.
We are seeking to appoint energetic Teaching Assistants/Learning Support Assistants who want to make a difference to the lives of young people with learning difficulties.
Experience of working in a special school is not essential but knowledge and expertise of special educational needs and disabilities is desired.
You will be joining an 'outstanding school' (Ofsted May 2021) with an innovative and committed teaching and support team.
In the role, you would:
- work with individual students and groups, under the direction of the class teacher, introducing tasks, monitoring student’s work and using a range of strategies to support their learning.
- assist students to access the curriculum, and at the same time promoting independent learning.
- observe student performance, and using the systems in place in the school/class, provide the teacher with feedback on learners' progress and help to maintain individual and group records.
- contribute to the planning and evaluation of learning activities for individuals and groups, liaising with and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues.
- help prepare and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment for learning.
- provide care with regard to the health and medical needs of students.
How to apply:
Applicants are welcome to visit the school prior to applying.
If you would like to arrange a visit please email: admin@beatricetate.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Application information can be found on school website: www.beatricetate.towerhamlets.sch.uk/school-information/vacancies/
Apply by: 10am Monday 2nd June 2025
Interviews: Friday 20th June 2025
Attached documents
About Beatrice Tate School
Beatrice Tate School is a secondary special school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for students aged 11 to 19 with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties. A significant proportion of our learners have additional sensory and physical impairments.
Beatrice Tate is a school where individuals are valued and all staff and students are expected to give their best. We respect and value all our learners and are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all our students so they can learn and achieve in a supportive and secure atmosphere.
At Beatrice Tate School we aim to:
- provide opportunities for all students to learn and to achieve;
- promote our students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development; and
- prepare our learners for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
Our innovative, learner-focused curriculum which delivers a range of engaging, challenging and achievable learning experiences, is the means by which we meet these aims.
The School works in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team which includes the local primary care trust, who provide nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services for our learners. In addition, we are supported by the local authority’s peripatetic teachers for the hearing and visually impaired, as well as social care via our link social worker.
We are committed to a partnership with parents, guardians and other members of the local community. We strongly believe that when parents, guardians and other community members are engaged in our students’ education, it ensures exceptional learning opportunities and outstanding outcomes that best prepares our learners for the next phase of their lives.
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