Teaching Assistant

Responsibilities

Support for Pupils

• Topromote pupils’ development in a safe, secure, challenging environment.
• Tohave regard for the safety and well‑being of the pupil at all times.
• Todevelop an understanding of the pupil’s specific needs in order to helpthem learn as effectively as possible.
• Tofocus on individual pupils to ensure their needs are being met within thegroup.
• Toencourage inclusion within the classroom.
• Topdisplay pupils’ work to reflect their achievement.
• Toencourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led bythe teacher.
• Toassist in the supervision of pupils on outings and visits.
• Toassist identified pupils with personal care.

Support for Teachers

• Toliaise with teachers regarding the daily/weekly programme of activitiesand events.
• Toset out, prepare, use, tidy and clean equipment after use. Assist in thegeneral preparation and tidying of the classroom.
• Togather information from parents/carers as requested.
• Toassist parents working in schools.
• Tobe aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to theteacher as agreed.
• Tosupport pupil record keeping as requested.
• Towork within established disciplinary policy to anticipate and managebehaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence.

Support for SENDCo

• Tocarry out administrative tasks in order to support SEND record keeping inline with the Code of Practice (2015)

Support for the Curriculum

• Toprepare and undertake specific activities and supporting pupils tounderstand instructions and in respect of any learning strategies.
• Tosupport pupils in using basic ICT as directed, developing pupil’scompetence and interdependence in its use.
• Toset out, prepare and maintain equipment, indoors and outdoors.

Support for the School

• Toassist with the general supervision of pupils during break times andlunch times and/or when required.
• Totreat all information relating to a pupil as strictly confidential, andrefer all enquiries, other than from professional, to theHeadteacher/SENDCO.
• Tosupport and encourage students on courses, Work Experience etc.
• takeresponsibility for own professional development and duties in relation toschool policies and practices and operate at all times within the statedpolicies and practices of the school.
• establisheffective working relationships and set a good example through excellentpresentation and personal and professional conduct.
• endeavourto give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meethigh expectations.
• co-operatewith other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources tothe benefit of the school, department and students.
• contributeto the corporate life of the school through effective participation inmeetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management ofthe school.
• Whenrequired, take part in marketing and liaison activities such as parentsevenings, inset days and any other appropriate school events.
• Whenrequired liaise effectively with parents and governors.
• Topromote the welfare of children and to support the school in safeguardingchildren though relevant policies and procedures.
• Establish a purposefuland safe learning environment which complies with current legalrequirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding andwell-being of children and young people so that learners feel secure andsufficiently confident to make an active contribution to learning and tothe school.
• To promoteequality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone withfairness and dignity.

Health and Safety

• To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to takereasonable care of self and others and to comply with the School’s Healthand Safety policy and any school-specific procedures / rules that applyto this role.

Christian Ethos

• To support theHeadteacher in promoting the Christian ethos of the school.

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