Teaching Assistant – Leatherhead

Secondary Teaching Assistant – Leatherhead, Surrey

Secondary Teaching Assistant | Learning Support Assistant | Classroom Assistant

Location: Leatherhead, Surrey

Pay: Up to £100 per day (depending on experience)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract: Full-Time

About the role:

• Provide one-to-one and small group support to students, helping them to access the curriculum and reach their full potential.
• Support students with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), adapting your approach to meet individual learning needs.
• Work closely with teachers and the wider support team to create a positive, inclusive and engaging learning environment.
• Assist students across a range of subjects, encouraging them to develop their confidence, independence and academic skills.
• Provide support with students’ social, emotional and behavioural development, helping to promote positive relationships and wellbeing.
• Help to maintain a calm, focused and purposeful classroom environment in line with the school’s behaviour expectations.
• Support students in developing effective learning strategies and encourage them to remain engaged and motivated in their education.
• Build strong, positive relationships with students while maintaining high expectations for their progress and behaviour.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SEN staff and other professionals to ensure students receive the appropriate support to succeed.
• Assist with the preparation and adaptation of learning resources and activities to meet the needs of individual students.
• Promote inclusion, safeguarding and student wellbeing at all times.
• Play a key role in helping students to make progress and have a positive and successful secondary school experience.

This is also a fantastic opportunity for graduates who want to move into a career in teaching. You will benefit from in-depth support and training from the school, and develop your knowledge of the National Curriculum.

About the school:

• Join a successful and welcoming mixed secondary school and sixth form in Surrey.
• Work within a school that continues to be recognised as a Good school, following its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024.
• Be part of a caring and nurturing school environment, where positive and respectful relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of the community.
• Teach in a school with high expectations and an ambitious, well-planned curriculum that supports pupils to achieve their potential.
• Join a supportive team where pupil wellbeing, personal development and academic achievement are strongly prioritised.
• Benefit from a school with a wide range of clubs, trips, enrichment opportunities and links with the local community.
• Conveniently located in the Leatherhead area, with good road connections and access to local transport links, making it accessible from surrounding areas of Surrey.

About us:

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• Get paid in line with national scales (AWR compliant)
• Free CPD sessions via. Creative Education
• Your own dedicated consultant to support you throughout the application process
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How to apply:

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