Early Years Teaching Assistant - 331
Early Years Teaching Assistant - 331
Early Years Teaching Assistant - 331
Classification Scope
Reports to Supervises
Head of Early Years & Deputy Heads Students
I. Purpose
To assist teachers in creating a positive and inclusive educational environment conducive to
learning and developing through the process of inquiry. Motivate and challenge all students to
become self-regulated, life-long learners and leaders. Contribute to school life by offering and
supporting extracurricular activities and building solid relationships with students, colleagues
and, where appropriate, the wider Markham Community.
Role
Pastoral Care and Safeguarding of students
Curriculum
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Be actively involved in lessons, and support differentiated or appropriately scaffolded
learning activities to ensure that all students are able to progress according to their abilities.
● Work collaboratively within the year group team to ensure consistency of learning
opportunities and equal opportunity of educational access for all students.
● Assist learning, both within and outside the classroom, through an effective free-flow
programme of learning, field trips, visiting speakers, varied teaching styles and resources
Assessment:
● Assist in planning and resourcing lessons and record-keeping as requested by the school
● Give regular constructive and positive verbal feedback to students
● Understand the learning intentions of a lesson and support the children to achieve these.
Communication
● Respect and follow the established lines of communication within the school, ensuring all
communication is professional, respectful and constructive
● Ensure excellent lines of communication with all staff and children.
● Attend all relevant meetings and collaborative planning sessions
● Support the class teacher in creatively displaying student work within learning spaces and
the shared areas of the school
Professional development
● Actively seek out professional development opportunities, either within the school or
externally.
● Be open to participating in our mentoring/coaching program, attend weekly and ad-hoc team
meetings, and be willing to share thoughts, opinions, ideas or concerns.
● Keep up to date with current worldwide educational practices through reading, research,
attending training sessions and workshops
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each
individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any
reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job
description.
Level of Instruccion:
Teaching License (Titulado for Peruvians) (preferred)
Experience
● A minimum of 2 years of experience teaching 2-6 year old students
● Teaching learners who have English as a second language and children with diverse abilities
The Markham Teacher Standards define our expected approaches to teaching. Teachers are
asked to evaluate their practice against four standards. This approach feeds into our
Professional Learning programme, where staff adopt an evidence-informed approach to set
professional learning goals for learning, teaching, well-being, or leadership. More information
about the Markham Teacher Standards can be found linked here.