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St Peter's is a small, friendly and popular school. We are over subscribed. We do not chase Ofsted or SATs success. Instead, we are committed to providing the best all round education we can for our children. We as far removed from the blight of corporate academy chains as is possible to be.
Our team includes a dedicated group of TAs. Unfortunately, one of them has decided to leave at the end of this term and hence we are advertising to replace her.
We have 2 TAs in both the Year R and 1 classes, and then one TA in every other year group. We try to assess the needs of our children early in their school careers and to then work hard at addressing whatever needs might prevent them succeeding in school. Having a larger team in Year R and 1 allows this to happen as early and as fully as is possible.
Our TAs work in the classrooms, under the direction of the class teachers, supporting the children with their curriculum work. They also work outside the classroom, in the spaces we have available, to deliver both differentiated work to those children who require an element of support in their learning, and specialist programmes to those who have a specific barrier to learning, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia etc. Ideally we would like to recruit someone who has experience of working as a TA, delivering specialist programmes to children in KS1. We have a particular focus on oracy and addressing speech and language issues. Any expertise in these areas would be especially welcome.
You may be very happy to work and remain as a TA, in this role. However, we also try to develop our staff as much as we can. One of our TAs now has QTS and is a class teacher here. Another became an HLTA and another is now on that same path. One more is beginning her teacher training.
This particular vacancy would be in Year 1 for the remainder of the year. However, we try to move our teachers and TAs across year groups every few years to develop their knowledge of the primary age range and ensure you don't get stale from working on the same curriculum.
You would begin work at 8.15am, 15 minutes before the children come into school. This provides a little time for you to liaise with the class teacher about the day ahead. You have a 15 minute morning break and 1/2 hour for lunch, but we ask TAs to work 1/2 hour at lunch as MMS. You would finish at 3pm, as school ends.
TA pay is on KSA and working 8.15-3pm means that you would be paid a pro rata total of £16,880.