Graduate Teaching Assistant in Harrow

Job description

Job Description: Teaching Assistant 

Purpose: To support students with significant special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and/or English as an Additional Language (EAL) within the curriculum and pastoral provision and promote their wider inclusion in the life of the school.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To be committed to and to promote the school’s vision, aims, objectives and values;
2. To support different groups of students at KS3, 4 & 5 in their learning across the curriculum;
3. To prepare differentiated resources for particular individuals or groups of students;
4. To support the teaching & network support team to develop new and innovative ways to support students in their learning across a number of subjects;
5. To discuss with subject teachers any specific requirements for a lesson e.g. special test arrangements, practical sessions, specific needs of a particular section of a course;
6. To track the progress of students who are specifically targeted for support;
7. To provide regular feedback about students on the SEND or EAL registers to the Head of Inclusion and Innovation or relevant teacher;
8. To provide brief reports for SEND or EAL review meetings;
9. To share effective strategies for supporting SEND and EAL students with the department and with other teachers in the school;
10. To contribute to risk assessments and risk assessment reviews on SEND and/or EAL students as appropriate;
11. To hear students read and support with literacy work three mornings a week;
12. To liaise with members of the team to contribute to planning for SEND and EAL students;
13. To work closely with the Head of Inclusion and Innovation and the EAL Coordinator;
14. To check daily for teacher absence, lesson cover and room changes which may affect students on the SEND or EAL registers;
15. Attend Inclusion and Innovation as well as departmental meetings;
16. To attend Parent’s Evening.

OTHER DUTIES

All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities and in performance management and development, as required by the school’s policies and practices.

To comply with any reasonable requests from a leader/manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in the job description.

The job description is current at the date shown, but in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to meet changing regulations or circumstances. These would be commensurate with the grade and title of the post.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Other

Location

Harrow

Working hours per week

4 - 40

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English