Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to support children in classes with specific needs with some one-to-one and small group interventions, and to support children's learning, in class. All of our teaching assistants work alongside our qualified teachers to support learning - whether supporting Individual children, providing administrative and welfare support, guiding small groups, supervising children during play or lunchtimes and other reasonable school related tasks. Outdoor learning is embedded into our curriculum offer and support during these sessions will be essential. "There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes!"

• A good level of secondary education including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
• Relevant Level 3 Early Years Teaching Assistant qualification, or higher or willingness to complete the course
• Recent Early Years Level 3 qualification
• Team Teach (or comparable physical intervention) training
• Evidence of participation in school or setting based training and development
• Awareness of Montessori approached and Forest School ethos
• Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs
• Experience of working in a school as a member of staff or volunteer
• Positive, enthusiastic and energetic approach to work
• Has a commitment to maintain a vigilant safeguarding culture and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
  
  This is an opportunity for someone with the right ethos for education, pastoral care, and professional skills to be an integral part of our small school team.
Our aim is to be a school which provides an outstanding and meaningful education, a setting that is involved in our local community, a place where we can live our Christian values; which are the foundation for all of our decisions and all that we do for our community - enabling all associated with our school to flourish. Our school is based in the heart of Whaddon Village, on the border of Milton Keynes. Our school is very small and we strive to maximise on the carefully crafted relationships with our children and provide a relevant, inspirational and high quality, curriculum, which is appropriate for all our learners, enhances life-skills and a passion for learning for life! We pride ourselves on our inclusive ethos and welcome everyone; irrespective of their ability, ethnicity, social background or faith. The school opened as a first school, in 1811 and we have since grown to a primary school with mixed age classes up to year 6, since September 2023. We are recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our school. We need a Teaching Assistant who will demonstrate initiative, common sense and have a sense of humour. The role is to support the class teacher, general class and those pupils identified with special educational needs. Teaching Assistants at Whaddon C of E School are expected to work alongside our qualified teachers by supporting individual children, providing administrative and welfare support, taking small groups, supervising children at play or lunchtimes and other essential school related tasks. Teaching Assistant roles will be reviewed each year, in line with the needs of the growing school, so there can be no guarantee of remaining in the same year group each year, although we do endeavour to keep successful teams together., Our aim is to be a school which provides an outstanding and meaningful education, a setting that is involved in our local community, a place where we can live our Christian values; which are the foundation for all of our decisions and all that we do for our community - enabling all associated with our school to flourish. Our school is based in the heart of Whaddon Village, on the border of Milton Keynes. Our school is very small and we strive to maximise on the carefully crafted relationships with our children and provide a relevant, inspirational and high quality, curriculum, which is appropriate for all our learners, enhances life-skills and a passion for learning for life! We pride ourselves on our inclusive ethos and welcome everyone; irrespective of their ability, ethnicity, social background or faith. The school opened as a first school, in 1811 and we have since grown to a primary school with mixed age classes up to year 6, since September 2023.