Teaching Assistant

Responsibilities and Duties:
• Support students during lessons as directed by the class teacher.
• Supervise and teach individual, pairs or groups of children as required by the class teacher or line manager.
• Be aware, in advance of the teacher's weekly planning.
• Contribute to the planning of lessons.
• Assist in lesson preparation.
• Provide feedback to the teacher regarding the performance of students the TA has been assigned to work with during a lesson.
• Supervise students in communal areas to ensure a high standard of behaviour is maintained.
• Assist with the supervision of snack times and carry out allocated playground, lunchtime and after-school duties as agreed.
• Organise - and have responsibility for - two Curriculum Option Lessons each term.
• Assist the teacher in displaying and removing students' work.
• Reward and sanction children in accordance with the school's 'Positive Behaviour' policy to ensure the school's high standards of behaviour and discipline are maintained.
• Collect notices, reply to slips etc. Collate and send to office when required.
• To undertake any other reasonable task as instructed by the Senior TA or any line managers.