Teaching And Learning Assistant

Teaching and Learning Assistant
35 hours per week, term time + INSET (total 39 weeks)
Scale 6, point 17, salary £30,130 per annum
Required for June 2024
Acland Burghley School is seeking to appoint an exceptional Teaching and Learning Assistant to join the team. Successful applicants will have a passionate commitment to ensuring that every child makes outstanding academic progress. They will have a deep understanding of the role that adults within and outside the classroom can play in supporting young people with additional educational needs to develop independence and to overcome barriers to learning.
The post holders will be members of the Additional Educational Needs Faculty, which supports learning across the school as well as in the specialist Autism Resource Base. Their work will be supporting faculty teams to deliver an outstanding quality of provision for all students. TLAs are also sometimes required to cover lessons within faculties.
Successful candidates will be highly effective, flexible, positive and reliable team players, with the ability to make impact and raise standards for young people with a range of special needs. As a core part of their role, they will develop a confident understanding of the curriculum, and work with faculty
teams to support interventions and share responsibility for student outcomes.
They will have a desire to progress professionally and personally within the role.
Applicants should demonstrate the ability to take direction within a complex team, and also to self direct and make decisions to ensure maximum impact on student progress. They will have a keen awareness of how effective personalisation helps children to learn. They will place great emphasis on developing partnerships between the school and families. Above all, they will show an uncompromising belief in the potential of every student, and the skills to personalise their approach so that every child succeeds.
If you would like to play your part in securing outstanding provision for our students, we would very much like to hear from you.
To arrange an informal telephone conversation or a visit to the school, please contact Michelle Lineham, HR Manager on recruitment@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 29 April 2024.
Interviews will be held on week commencing Monday 6 May 2024.
We reserve the right to interview before this date if suitable applications are received.
For further details of the post and to download an application pack please visit Acland Burghley School - Employment opportunities
Please note: we do not accept CVs.
Acland Burghley School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS Check and online check.