Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Manchester, United Kingdom - PARKVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL

Description

To contribute to the development of a strong, effective school with an emphasis on promoting a culture of educational excellence, within a caring and secure environment enriched with the values of discipline, mutual care and respect which extends beyond the school into the wider community.

To support and assist teachers as part of a professional team to contribute to raising standards of pupils' achievement and to undertake a range of learning activities under the professional direction and supervision of qualified teachers and/or senior colleagues, in line with the school's policies and procedures.

• Provide outstanding support to enable pupils with additional needs including those with SEN to play a full and active part in the life of the school and to make outstanding progress in their learning.
• Support pupils in their educational and social development.
• Motivate and encourage pupils.

• Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans.
• Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom
• Encourage pupils to interact with other and work cooperatively with other and engage all pupils in activities.
• Promote selfesteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement within established school procedure.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher.
• Support for the Teachers
• Assist with the display of children's work
• Establish and maintain an appropriate learning environment with the teacher.
• Contribute to lessons planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate.
• Monitor and evaluate pupils' responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against predetermined 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 in agreed format with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as necessary.
• Undertake marking of pupils' work and accurately record achievement/progress
• Administer and assess routine primary tests and invigilate exams/tests
• Promote positive values attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.
• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under teachers' direction.
• Provide general clerical/admin support e.g. administer coursework, produce worksheets for agreed activities etc.
• Support for the curriculum
• Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil learning styles and individual responses/needs.
• Implement local and nations learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy effectively utilising all alternative opportunities. to support extended development.
• 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 e.g. curriculum/SEN specialism.
• Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.

• Assist in the training and development of classroom support staff including supervision of volunteers, trainees.
• Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures relating to child protection, health & safety, security, confidentiality and data protection. Report all concerns to the appropriate person (as named in the policy concerned) and enter details
• Be aware of the support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/aims/work 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 as appropriate
• Participate in training and other learning activities as required.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Act as a cover supervisor, supervising whole classes occasionally during the short term absence of teachers. Maintain good or