Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Fixed Term Position Jan 2025 until Dec 2025
To contribute to facilitating pupil access to the education system, promoting inclusion, assessing and supporting achievement and monitoring pupil progress against pre-defined objectives.
Support the class by:
+ Assisting the Teacher to prepare the classroom and to prepare learning materials. To prepare the classroom equipment and computers for use by pupils ensuring that equipment or materials are suitable for the learning activities and prepare, design and adapt other materials where necessary.
+ Assisting the Teacher in the planning and delivery of class activities, at prescribed Key Stage levels. Assisting in the delivery of appropriate activities to meet the learning objectives with either individuals, groups of pupils or during the whole class ensuring their safety and facilitating their physical, emotional and educational development.
+ Ensuring equal access to learning and development opportunities and carrying out predetermined educational activities and work programmes whilst promoting independent learning.
+ Assisting the Teacher to supervise and support children's Individual Education Plans (IEP)
+ To actively assist the management of pupil behaviour by following Maundene behaviour policy. Encouraging a high standard of behaviour, developing relationships with others
+ To pass on information about pupils' personal and educational needs to the Class Teacher and other staff as appropriate.
+ To administer tasks and tests and to contribute to the assessment and reporting of the National Curriculum levels.
+ To organise and take part in school activities and events as required and to accompany and support children on outings from school as necessary.
+ To support the pupils in physical activities and physical curriculum as required.
+ To ensure the physical welfare of children and to assist pupils with their physical needs as appropriate and agreed. This may include assisting with oral and personal hygiene including changing nappies/pads and facilitating incontinence programmes, feeding or assisting with feeding and supporting the pupil during break and lunch times as appropriate.
Support the School by
+ Attending to minor accidents at school, where appropriate training has been given, and supervising unwell children at the direction of the Head Teacher
+ To maintain the health and safety of pupils and colleagues in the school by assisting in maintaining a clean and tidy environment and reporting any hazards that cannot be dealt with to your line manager.
+ Develop positive relationships with colleagues by working effectively as a member of the School Staff Team.
+ Develop and maintain relationships with other professionals
+ To support the School's Equal Opportunities policies.
+ Assisting with any other duties of a similar level of responsibility as required by the Head Teacher.

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is an ambitious multi academy trust of nine primary schools situated in Greenwich, Medway and Croydon serving diverse, aspirant communities of learners. Our aim is to transform the lives of children and we believe the best way to achieve this is through relationships and collaboration. We celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of our schools but believe together, we are stronger.