Support to Pupils

·         Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment.

·         Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers

·         To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils.

·         Involvement in the implementation of Personal Education Plans or Behaviour Plans and Learning Logs

·         Provide general support to pupils, ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice.

·         Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.

·         Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.

Support to Teacher

·         Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers.

·         Support the teacher in the development and implementation of Personal Education/Behaviour Plans.

·         Assist in maintaining classroom discipline through the implementation of the schools behaviour management strategies.

·         Provide support to pupils to achieve learning goals, e.g. guided reading.

·         Assist the teacher with the planning of learning activities.

·         Assist the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.

·         Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.

·         Provide general admin support, for classroom activities e.g. produce worksheets for agreed activities etc.

Support to Curriculum

·         Assist the teacher in the preparation and development of agreed curriculum activities/materials

·         To provide support in literacy/numeracy/SEN strategies.

·         Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.

Support to School

·         Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.

·         Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the head or deputy headteacher.

·         Ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

·         Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

·         Attend relevant meetings as required.

·         Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

·         Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes.