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Primary Teaching Assistant
The Duston School is looking to appoint a part time Teaching Assistant to add additional capacity to the primary
phase.
The post is one which requires the performance of the following particular responsibilities:
• To work under the supervision of a teacher to plan, deliver and evaluate learning activities for small groups or
individual pupils, providing feedback on pupil engagement and their achievement of the desired learning
objectives.
• To promote the development of pupil’s self-reliance, self-esteem and emotional resilience.
• To promote, observe and report on pupil performance and development, using assessment strategies to
improve learning.
• To promote the development of positive relationships and acceptable behaviour in accordance with school
policy.
• To develop positive relationships with colleagues, providing consistent and effective support and working
constructively as a member of the school staff team.
• To support pupils to improve their numeracy and literacy skills through focused learning activities and more
generally across the curriculum.
• To support with the planning and implementation of education pupil education / behaviour plans and personal
care programmes, when necessary while promoting independence, inclusion and equality.
• To prepare and support the use of learning materials, monitor and maintain curriculum resources, and create
visual displays in order to ensure an orderly and purposeful physical learning environment.
• To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational
needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.
• To encourage participation in structured and unstructured learning activities, including play while undertaking
lunchtime duties, timetabled activities and during breaks.
• To contribute to assessing and developing plans to meet the personal support needs of children and young
people with additional requirements, and assist in the implementation and evaluation of the plans.
• To escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out of school activities, ensuring their health, safety
and well-being, as required, and take responsibility for a group of pupils under the supervision of the teacher
to meet service delivery requirements.
• To support, as appropriate, in instances where pupils are unwell whilst at the school or require basic medical
aid
Applying:
Please complete an application form (we do not accept a CV alone) along with a letter of application to the Principal.
Please email the application form and letter to: jobs@thedustonschool.org
If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful
on this occasion.
The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks. In addition references will be requested for short listed applicants prior to interview and will form
part of the interview process.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum
criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.
Location Berrywood Road, Northampton NN5 6XA, UK
ContractType Permanent
ClosingDate 27.08.2025
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