Responsible to: SENDCo / Head of EYPP
Contract: Part-time – 20-25 hours per week term time
12-month contract – possibility of renewing
Start: September 2025
The Elms is a wonderful co-educational prep school situated on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire
border. We are nestled in the foothills of the Malvern Hills in 45 acres of rural tranquillity, in the
village of Colwall, which is 10 minutes from Ledbury or Malvern. We have our own working farm,
with cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, poultry, and horses, all of which are part of the teaching and learning
curriculum.
The Elms was founded in 1614, making us the oldest prep school in England still situated on its
original site. We are an IAPS boarding and day school and pride ourselves on achieving excellent
results to many Public Schools, both locally and across the UK. Despite being non-selective the
school achieves consistently high standards academically.
A willingness to get involved in the wider community of school, including attending events, and
attending school functions, as necessary, would be advantageous and welcomed.
Key Responsibilities:
We recognise the teachers at The Elms are responsible for meeting additional learning needs and
the progress of all pupils in their classes. Our TAs have a different, but distinct, complementary
role and contribution in helping our pupils become confident, competent, independent and
successful learners.
It is the responsibility of the SENDCo to ensure TAs support the work of teachers and the school.
Timetables are regularly reviewed to ensure relevance and efficacy of deployment in meeting the
needs of pupils across the school.
This role is a crucial one, working in our Pre-Prep department at the direction of the Head of EYPP
and the SENDCo, and classroom teacher to support pupils with a variety of additional needs.
Role
TAs at The Elms are employed to support children in accessing their learning in class. The types of
support that their role encompasses are detailed below. Responsibilities are closely linked to
needs identified for individual / groups of pupils. The nature of the TA’s role will then depend on
the type of support required – this is outlined below:
Support
• Provide support to children in class to focus, understand the parameters of a task or apply
their prior knowledge
• Support the teacher providing effective guidance to the children, which may be verbal or
through listening
• Provide additional input, as necessary
• Work with children on tasks, which in turn allows the teacher to focus on a child needing
further guidance
• Support the class teacher in the implementation of Individual Behaviour Support
Programmes for named children or small groups
Interventions
• Provide good quality interventions when a specific learning gap is identified in an individual
or a small group of children
• Take responsibility for individuals and small groups of students ensuring their safety and
welfare whilst delivering small group interventions
• Work with the class teacher(s) to identify specific needs, with the help of data collated
form standardised tests, as well as observations
• Provide small group interventions to meet the needs of those not currently met using
methods such as Quality First Strategies
• Review interventions and provide any necessary reports/updates to the SENDCo and
relevant teachers
• Collaborate with the SENDCo and teachers to create work patterns and assessments to
guide and assess the interventions
• Contribute to the preparation of teaching resources that meet the diversity of pupils’
needs and interests
• Work with individuals or small groups of students on behaviour, and social and emotional
development
• Hold meetings with the Head of EYPP and the SENDCo to discuss progress each half-term
for the participants in each intervention
School responsibilities
• TAs, like all adults working at The Elms, have a responsibility to ensure the safeguarding of
all children at The Elms. This includes reporting any pastoral concerns in line with the
school’s policy and procedures, using the school’s systems
• There are school duties, outlined by the Headmaster which are included in the role of TA at
The Elms, including and not restricted to: lunch duties, break duties, and accompanying
educational trips
• Duties not identified by the Headmaster or not related to the timetabled support include,
but are not restricted to: attending parents’ evenings, termly INSETs
Person Specification
• Experience of working with children in Key Stage 1 (essential)
• Experience of providing SEN interventions (essential)
• Knowledge or experience of trauma-informed practice (essential)
• Teaching or TA qualification (essential)
• Excellent team player – work closely with children, parents and colleagues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is positive and solution-focused
• Able to handle sensitive information and understands the importance of confidentiality
• Accurate record keeping
• Good sense of humour
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