Inclusion Assistant

Repton School Abu Dhabi is seeking outstanding Inclusion Assistant to join our wonderful team August 2024.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an aspiring and inspirational Inclusion Assistant to join an outstanding and supportive Inclusion Team.

Purpose of Job*

The Inclusion Assistant (IA) main role is to provide support for pupils with special educational needs or English as an additional language. The IA will ensure that the pupils can integrate as fully as possible in the activities generally undertaken by the other children in the class and make progress.

Supporting pupils

• To provide support for pupils in class or in 1:1 situations
• To develop knowledge of the particular needs of the children and seek advice from the Head of Inclusion, Inclusion teacher, class teacher and outside agencies as required
• To create or modify resources as needed (e.g. worksheets, prompts cards etc)
• Facilitate inclusion in small group activities with peers and support interaction between them
• To assist in the delivery of the individual learning programme on a daily basis to promote learning, behaviour and communication skills

Supporting the Head of Inclusion/Inclusion Teacher

• To work as part of the team to ensure that the well being and personal development of the pupil enhances their learning opportunities and life skills
• To attend planning meetings with the Head of Inclusion to develop learning strategies and to assist in the delivery of the individual learning programmes

 Supporting the School

• To foster links between home and school
• To participate in relevant professional development as deemed appropriate
• To understand and apply the school policies on learning and behaviour, and the statutory guidelines relating to disability discrimination and special educational needs
• Seek opportunities to provide further development through ECAs, trips or intervention outside of timetabled time as deemed appropriate

*see attached job description for further details

Experience Requirements

• Experience of working with children who need additional support to accelerate their progress.
• Have an excellent understanding of phonics and how to manage a range of behaviour needs.
• Know and understand how to use a range of strategies to support learning in the classroom.

This is a term time only position, and you must have you own UAE residence visa.

About Repton School Abu Dhabi

Repton Abu Dhabi is a prominent school on Reem Island in the heart of 'new Abu Dhabi'. We've been here since 2013, growing quickly due to our popularity with the local and expat community alike, and our quality was recently recognised by the British Schools Overseas (BSO) who adjudged us to be ‘Outstanding’ in every category.

We follow a British independent school curriculum which incorporates elements of the English Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum but allows highly skilled teachers to develop a curriculum for an international environment.

Our greatest challenge as a school is to develop in our students the capacity for independent thought and action, and then combine this with rational and responsible decision-making.

Play underpins the Early Years Foundation Stage. It also underpins learning and all aspects of children's development. Through play, children develop language skills, their emotions and creativity, social and intellectual skills. We value play and provide safe but challenging environments that support and extend learning and development. The curriculum is delivered with a child led focus and we encourage the students to share their interests which are then included as learning opportunities in each classroom.

About the School

The Early Years are housed on Rose campus. A specially designed foundation school campus catering for Nursery – Year 1. The facilities, including an indoor swimming pool, multiple gymnasiums and outdoor playgrounds all cater towards early years students. Staff and students also benefit from being an Apple Distinguished School. The structure of the Early Years allows for middle leadership opportunities, including; heads of department and heads of subject.

Character requirements:

As a school we are very proud of the culture we have built at Repton Abu Dhabi. Schools are about people and relationships and our recruitment strategy very much focuses on hiring people with outstanding character. We are protective of our culture. The following character traits are non-negotiables: 

• Team Player who adds to the collaborative culture of the school 
• Positive attitude, adaptable and solution focused 
• A life-long learner with a growth mindset 
• Humility and humour - An ability to work hard but have fun

To support your application, please include a current, up-to-date CV.

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint strong candidates before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process.

Cognita and the Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years