Junior School Teaching Assistant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester Grammar School

Manchester Grammar School

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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**Teaching Assistant in the Junior School
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Closing date: 09:00 on Wednesday 1 May 2024

Teaching Assistant in the Junior School
We are looking to recruit a creative, adaptable and inspiring teaching assistant to join our highly skilled
team from September 2024. This position is part-time working from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

The individual appointed will work for 180 days during school terms, which are shorter than in most LA
schools. They will plan, lead and deliver activities for individual pupils and groups, including break and
lunchtimes. They will supervise children around the school and on visits and assist teachers with the
initiative, resilience and good organisation and enjoy the company of able young people.

MGS Junior School
The Junior School is comprised of some 250 boys, aged 7 to 11. Boys are selected for entry on the basis of
their extraordinary potential by observing their individual talents in imaginative lessons, not by a
traditional entrance examination.

Junior School pupils are full members of MGS and do not need to pass any further test to enter the Senior
School. The Junior School curriculum is broad and challenging, directed towards the special needs of

The Junior School is housed in purpose-built, award-winning accommodation on the main school site and
is very well-resourced. Junior School pupils and staff benefit from the use of many of the Senior School's
excellent specialist facilities, including its sports hall, theatre, swimming pool, art studios and science
laboratories.

Teaching Assistant in the Junior School job description
Within the Junior School, we have a team of teaching assistants who work closely with the teachers to
provide high quality pastoral care and an exciting, challenging curriculum. Teaching Assistants work under
the guidance of the teaching staff and senior leaders. They provide support to individuals and groups both
in and out of the classroom. Applicants must have a good level of Maths and English to be able to plan and
deliver support groups. All staff are required to support and promote the School's Safeguarding Policy.

Wraparound Care

To provide high quality care, meaningful activities and homework support to pupils accessing

Wraparound Care before and/or after school***- To safeguard children in Wraparound Care by ensuring that pupils are signed in and out and that

they are collected by an adult**
Working in Class

To work with class teachers and specialist teachers to support teaching and learning for individuals

and small groups***- To supervise pupils moving between classes and escorting them around the site***- To keep the Junior School environment to a high standard, including changing and updating displays**
Breaktimes and Lunchtimes

To provide supervision and support for children during lessstructured times such as morning

break and lunchtime***- To supervise children in the Refectory, on the playground and in buildings***- To provide lunchtime clubs and activities**
Support Groups

To work with teachers to plan, deliver and review support beyond the classroom for individuals

and small groups**
Trips and Residentials

To support and accompany children on trips and visits as required, including residentials***
Terms and conditions of service include the following:The post holder will be part of the school's nonteaching support staff and will report to the Head of the

Junior School. In addition, the Bursar has a responsibility for all support staff and will be the point of
contact for any contractual matters.
These posts are term time only (36 weeks).
Term time staff are not allowed to take any holidays during the school term. They are paid for a
proportion of the holidays to account for their holiday pay.

calculation depending on the hours worked.

**Why work at MGS?

The School
The Manchester Grammar School has a long and distinguished history, and is an exciting, stimulating and
rewarding community in which to work.

It was founded in 1515, by Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, to prepare able boys from the Manchester area,
regardless of their background, to go to Oxford or Cambridge. The School has gained an international
reputation for academic excellence, and enjoys a strong record of success with top universities, both in the
UK and overseas.

We take our motto, Sapere Aude ('Dare to be Wise'), as meaning that we must challenge our pupils and

expect to be challenged by them, and this is one of the things which makes teaching at MGS so rewarding.

Bursaries and social mobility
MGS's Foundation Bursary Appeal has been the most successful appeal of its kind held by any school and
is a cornerstone of our ethos. Its aim is to ensure that a place at MGS is available to any boy who passes
our entrance assessments, regardless of his family's financial background. More than 200 boys currently
receive full or partial means-tested bursaries. (T