Teaching Assistant

Support for Pupils

Supervise and provide support for pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.

Supervise and provide support for pupils, ensuring their safety and access to playtimes.

Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Learning Plans/Behaviour Management Plans or similar.

Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.

Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.

Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.

Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.

Support for the Teacher

Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.

Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals. Assist with the planning of learning activities.

Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.

Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.

Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

Support for the Curriculum

Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes and interventions adjusting activities according to pupil responses.

Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS1, KS2 , Foundation Stage, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.

Support the use of ICT in learning activities and with specific programmes to support learning eg Clicker 7.

Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use.

External visits

Extend support to curriculum enrichment activities within and outside of school. Ensure the children’s safety and enjoyment of these activities, with due regard to the lead teachers plans and assist in any preparation required.

Support for the School

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.

Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.

Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime.

Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.