Apprentice Teaching Assistant at The Priory Primary School

As a member of the school's learning support team, your main jobs and duties will consist of:

Support to pupils:

• 1:1 support for pupils with complex and profound multiple learning difficulties


• To facilitate the pupil’s development and skills in the use of resources, including IT


• To maintain pupils’ interests and motivation


• Assisting pupils with dress/changing for activities/ personal hygiene


• To support individual/group work across the curriculum to raise levels of achievement


• Care and welfare of pupils to include toileting and feeding as required


• Escorting pupils around school premises

Support to School:

• Contact and links with those with parental responsibility during the working day, as part of the normal consultative and educational process


• To maintain school policies and procedures


• Preparation of rooms, equipment and displays


• Maintain school routine


• To promote high standards of behaviour throughout school in accordance with the Behaviour Policy


• Support the ethos of school


• Maintenance of safe environment


• Support with play and lunchtime duties

Support to Teachers:

• Contact with parents as part of the normal consultative and educational process, e.g. parent’s evenings


• To deliver pre-planned programmes of work


• Planning and organisation of activities for children and support to teachers in the completion of assessment and other pupil records


• Undertaking duties on a rota basis during mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks


• To assist the teacher with supervision of pupils on school trips/visits


• Keeping materials and equipment in a tidy/safe manner


• Liaison with teachers and other staff to obtain, exchange and record information on pupils in accordance with school policy


• Support the supervision of individuals/groups of pupils

Support with Curriculum:

• To assist in the teaching of the curriculum


• Support to teachers in the assessment and monitoring of pupils, in accordance with school policy


• To support individual/ group work across the curriculum to raise levels of achievement and to respond appropriately to pupils


• Participation in working groups on curriculum matters


• Involvement in planning meetings


• Attendance at staff meetings and appropriate training sessions as required


• Development and preparation of curriculum materials

It is your responsibility to carry out your duties in line with the school's policy on equality and be sensitive and caring for the needs of the disadvantaged, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment.

You should act as an exemplar on these issues and should identify and monitor training for yourself and any employees for whom you are responsible, in line with this policy, the Equality Standard and obligations under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

The post holder must always carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the school's policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.