Teaching Assistant
Lewes Old Grammar School
Lewes
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16,632
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 09/01/2018
- Apply by:
- 23 October 2017
Job overview
Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher of Morley House
We are seeking an experienced and talented teaching assistant to cover a period of maternity leave from January 2018 until July 2018.
This role available on a full time basis or for three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Hours of work: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Salary: £16,632 per annum (£12 per hour)
Purpose of Job/Key objectives
To provide support for the Teaching Staff in Morley House and to help to run a variety of extra-curricular activities, in order to increase the opportunity for high achievement and memorable moments for students.
Principal Duties/Tasks and responsibilities
Classroom
- Preparing the physical environment of the classroom for lessons
- Ensuring that teaching materials are ready for use
- Helping teachers to plan lessons
- Listening to children read out loud
- Teaching children techniques which will help them to improve their reading
- Reading out loud to children
- Listening to children reading
- Helping children who have learning difficulties to complete tasks
- Taking notes for children who have difficulty keeping up with the pace of the class
- Helping children make displays and putting these displays up around the classroom
- Taking charge of group activities and making sure all students are involved
- Taking charge of children who have problems or have had an accident
- Providing general encouragement for all the children in the class
- Taking extra time to explain the teaching material to children who have not understood it the first time
- Helping teachers to assess the work and providing feedback to the children
- Help to planning sports days and extra-curricular activities
- Help to take charge of these activities on the day
- Keeping classroom records and notes about the progress of all the children
- Support with school and class trips as required
- Support with school sports fixtures as required
General:
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and training as appropriate
- Perform any other task deemed reasonable by the Headmaster as appropriate to their experience and training
- Award house points and commendations in consultation with teaching staff.
- Be proactive in maintaining standards throughout the school.
Attached documents
About Lewes Old Grammar School
Lewes Old Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, all-through school in East Sussex. The historic town of Lewes has a population of 17,000 and is known for its annual bonfire festival.
The school can trace its roots to an educational foundation started by Agnes Morley during the reign of Henry VIII. At its last inspection there were 509 pupils on the school roll, between the ages of 3 and 18.
Headmaster
Robert Blewitt
Values and vision
Lewes Old Grammar School is committed to creating an environment where each individual is known and cared for. Students are supported to achieve their academic potential. Teachers strive to develop young people who are at ease with themselves and confident to face the challenges of life.
Central to the school’s vision is the conviction that each child is an individual who has valuable capabilities. The curriculum provides opportunities that teach students how to think, rather than simply what to think. Questions are valued above answers and the pursuit of excellence is valued above standardised performance.
ISI report
“As pupils moves through the junior school they read with increasing fluency and understanding, they listen well and follow instructions diligently. Pupils speak confidently, they can reason and argue coherently and are able to talk about their work with ease. They develop strong writing skills, seen in both factual and creative writing.”
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