Teaching Assistant KS2

For the academic year '24-'25, this role is working in KS2, supporting Year 5 pupils

Our class sizes are deliberately small; the maximum class size is 20 pupils. Visit https://www.croftschool.co.uk/ to see our outstanding educational experience for all pupils at The Croft, utilising the extensive facilities on our wonderful 30-acre site.

The Croft Preparatory School is an independent co-educational day school for children from 3 to 11 years old, situated in a beautiful 30-acre site, in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside, on the outskirts of Stratford upon Avon.

The 25-acres and 5 acre wood provides an extensive sports field and multiple outdoor learning areas with Forest School sessions incorporated into the curriculum for all Early Years and some Pre-Prep pupils. Class sizes are traditionally limited to 20 pupils.

At The Croft we have a ‘small school attitude within a big school’. Our mission is to provide each child with academic challenge and the opportunity to succeed and develop a sense of self-worth, whilst nurturing a lifelong love of learning in a happy and secure environment. 

Here, every child is educated as an individual, and fully supported, to challenge themselves to fulfil their potential, adopting a Growth Mindset along the way. All of this is achieved through a wonderfully compassionate and motivational Staff, who deliver the highest standards of pastoral care and academic excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

• Assist in the educational and social development of children under the direction and guidance of the SENDCo, and Class / Subject Teachers, as appropriate
• Assist in the implementation and delivery of Individual Education Programmes and small group interventions for children, both inside and outside of the classroom and help monitor their progress
• Assist Class Teachers with maintaining child records by contributing to the monitoring and recording of progress, by observing and evaluating children’s performance during activities, feeding information back to the Class Teacher and recording, as required
• Support the Class Teacher by contributing positively to planning, using ICT and other resources creatively, and ensuring that learning objectives and strategies are delivered effectively
• Support pupils in learning how to learn and to develop their thinking skills in order to become independent, cooperative and collaborative learners

 Administrative/other duties

• Prepare and present displays of children’s work in an imaginative and attractive way
• Support Class Teachers in preparation of resources and other tasks in order to support teaching, maintaining an effective learning environment
• Undertake other duties, as required, including supervision of pupils at break and lunchtimes, ensuring that they are actively engaged and involved in play, and that their health, safety and general well-being is being taken care of

 Meeting pupils’ wider well-being needs

• Provide appropriate personal care and comfort to the children, to ensure that their emotional and mental health needs are met, whilst at all times ensuring that both safeguarding and confidentiality requirements are met
• Promote positive behaviour, in line with School policies and through the use of praise and encouragement
• Support pupils with SEND to access extra-curricular activities
• Support children with emotional or behavioural problems and help develop their social skills and independence

Supporting the wider work of the school

• Comply with school policies and procedures related to child protection and safeguarding, health and safety, equal opportunities, and whistle blowing
• Contribute to the school’s improvement planning and self-evaluation processes, through monitoring the impact of additional interventions and in-class support
• Support the running of lunchtime and after-school clubs for pupils
• Escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out-of-school activities, as required
• Contribute to, and support, the review of IEPs, Pupil profiles and EHC plans

Working with colleagues

• Support and maintain collaborative, productive working relationships with school staff and professionals from external agencies
• Liaise with pupils, their parents/carers, teachers and practitioners from external agencies, to support pupils’ learning and well-being
• Take responsibility in developing your own continuing professional development and complete all requested learning and development

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the employee may be required to perform duties outside of this brief as is operationally required and at the discretion of their Line Manager.