English or Maths Teaching Assistant – East London Primary School

Teaching Assistant – London

If you want to make a difference as well as gain valuable primary school experience, this Teaching Assistant role in East London is for you! This is perhaps the most rewarding Teaching Assistant position you will find, where you will see the positive impact you have on pupil’s education from day one.

***Teaching Assistant at a primary school
***London Borough of Hackney
***£26,000 per year (term time only)
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***Long term fixed-term contract

Person Specification

The Headteacher of this vibrant primary school in Hackney is looking for graduates who can handle a challenge to become Teaching Assistants in January. You will have a high 2:1 or 1st class degree in either English or Maths as well as a desire to start a career in education. It is essential that you have remarkable communication skills which allow you to easily translate perhaps difficult concepts in the curriculum to pupils of varying ability. By nature, you should be a compassionate individual who can remain sensitive to the backgrounds of these pupils and remain patient with them at all times. You will have a positive impact from day one in this Teaching Assistant role and your experiences will illuminate any further teaching training application you may have in mind.

The Role

These Teaching Assistant roles have a very clear goal: raise attainment in Literacy and Numeracy. You will work with class teachers across the school to identify the pupils who will most benefit from extra support. It will be your responsibility to work with these pupils in small groups to boost their understanding of certain concepts in the curriculum using learning resources and activities. You will be expected to monitor the progress of the pupils to teachers and ensure that their learning development is consistent.

The School

This primary school is an exemplary establishment for all schools in disadvantaged areas. Pupils join with a very low academic ability and some arrive speaking ‘English as an Additional Language’. The unrelenting dedication of the teachers equips pupils with the skills they need for secondary school education and the vast majority of them leave the school with levels much higher than the national average. Located in the East London Borough of Hackney, the school has rail and Overground line station within walking distance.

This is a chance to change the lives of young pupils. Apply for this Teaching Assistant role and be a driving force behind the success of these primary school pupils in East London today.

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