Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant - Mulberry Baird Primary

Mulberry Baird Primary · Hastings · East Sussex

Job description

Support teaching and learning (i.e. whole class, small groups, one to one), ensuring the safeguarding of pupils and promoting achievement, personal development and wellbeing.
Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.
Build highly effective, positive and nurturing relationships with pupils, communicating effectively and sensitively and adapting to individual needs to support learning.
Create and maintain a purposeful, stimulating and safe learning environment by organising and managing physical learning environments and resources for groups of pupils or individuals.
Demonstrate a level of subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to the role and apply this effectively in supporting teachers and pupils.
Implement behaviour management strategies consistently in line with academy policy and procedures.
Demonstrate understanding of the needs of all pupils and how to support them.
Work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues to effectively support the learning of all pupils including those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and/or Behaviour Support Plan.
Undertake planned supervision of pupils during break and mealtimes in school, on visits and school trips and other out of school activities as required.
Work 1:1 and in small groups with pupils to deliver a range of scaffolded learning activities, as well as interventions.
Support key pupils by providing additional scaffolding and resources, adapting language as required.

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About this school

Mulberry Baird Primary

Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 3–11

Requires Improvement

Pupils: 317
Avg teacher salary: £47,744
Pupil:teacher ratio: 17.5:1
Academy trust: MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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