Teaching Assistant

1 month ago

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom River Tees Primary Academy Full time

**About us**

Welcome to River Tees Primary Academy, where we use a relational approach to serve some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country. We provide the highest quality of education for pupils who have struggled within the mainstream schooling system. Pupils are welcomed into our school, regardless of their challenges, past history or additional needs.

We change lives through our focus on a highly personalized curriculum that provides Currency, builds Character and engages with the Community.
- Currency: Learning for your future
- Character: Who you are and who you want to be
- Community: Links to others and the wider world

Our team work together to safeguard our pupils and give them the confidence to achieve high standards. All staff are committed to improving the life chances of our pupils. We support our pupils to develop the skills and knowledge they need t achieve their full potential as well as developing a love of learning.

Sophie Moss

Primary Head Teacher

**Key Tasks**

**Support the pupils**
- Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils.
- Assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of EHCP/SEND Support Plans.
- Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom.
- Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
- Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
- Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.

**Support the teacher**
- Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment.
- Work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement and progress against pre-determined learning objectives.
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
- Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.
- Undertake marking of pupils’ work and accurately record achievement/progress.
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, or as directed.
- Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate exams/tests.
- Provide general clerical/admin support e.g. administer coursework, produce worksheets for agreed activities etc.
- Maintain classroom displays to a good standard and in-line with academy expectation.

**Support for Curriculum**
- Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
- Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. reading and phonics and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills.
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
- Help pupils to access learning activities through specialist support.
- Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.

**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.
- Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
- Attend and participate in regular meetings.
- Participate in training and other learning activities as required.
- Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
- Provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate.
- Undertake planned supervision of pupils’ out of school hours learning activities.
- Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.

**General/Miscellaneous**

The above duties and responsibilities cannot totally encompass or define all

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