Teaching assistant

Location

South East England | United Kingdom

Job description

Teaching assistant - Aspiring Teacher

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Location - Oxted

The Question:

Are you an aspiring teacher looking to gain experience in a classroom setting to help reach students reach their potential?

The Focus:

Teaching assistants are an essential part of the classroom, in order to help with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom for those who need extra support. In secondary schools, Teaching assistants are often known as classroom assistants/teaching assistants or Teaching assistants.

The roles and responsibilities of Teaching assistants are varied and differ between schools, but the general role of a Teaching assistant in Oxted will involve:

* Assisting SEN children who need extra support within the classroom
* Preparing the classroom for lessons
* Offering 121 support within the classroom, to help children reach their full potential
* Helping teachers to plan learning activities and complete records
* Supporting teachers in managing class behaviour
* Supervising group activities
* Clearing away materials and equipment after lessons
* Helping with any outings within the school day

To support pupils with particular individual needs, some Teaching assistants work one-to-one, while others work in small groups. Many schools employ Teaching assistants with particular specialisms, including literacy, numeracy, special educational needs (SEN), music and creative arts. If you are bilingual, you might do more work with children whose first language is not English.

Experienced and specially trained Teaching assistants in this Oxted location can be expected to supervise a class for a teacher who is off sick or undertaking training. While every class must be allocated a qualified teacher, higher level teaching assistants (HLTAs) would be expected occasionally to lead a lesson.

The Nuts and Bolts of this Teaching assistant role in Oxted:

* Graduate Teaching assistant / Teaching Assistant / Classroom Assistant
* £77 to £90 per day
* Typical school hours - 08h30 to 15h30
* Based in Oxted

The Red Tape:

* Eligibility to work in the UK
* National Insurance Number
* Provide recent and relevant references
* Have a valid DBS/police check - if you do not possess a current DBS you will need to apply and we will guide you with the process

Please apply now for this Teaching assistant role in Oxted.

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Salary

£77 - £90 per day