Role:                     Teaching Assistant - Primary Phase

Location:              Swindon Academy, Alton Close Campus

Salary:                  £17,051 per annum 

Contract:              Part Time, 33.75 hours a week, term time only 

Contract term:    Permanent

Interviews:          ASAP

Swindon Academy are looking for an ambitious and hard-working individual to join a busy team. The purpose of the role is to work in partnership with class teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, codes of practice and academy policies and procedures. You will also provide small group interventions using specific programmes as directed. 

The main duties will involve:  

• implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students’ needs and responses as appropriate 
• as directed, work with individuals or groups of students to deliver intervention programmes in order to raise attainment
• understand specific learning needs and provide differentiated support to students individually and within a group
• establish positive relationships with all students
• provide feedback to students in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher
• provide feedback to students in intervention groups with regard to their attainment and progress on intervention programmes
• support pupils with activities which develop literacy and numeracy skills
• promote the inclusion and acceptance of students with special needs within the classroom ensuring access to lessons and their content through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources
• promote positive pupil behaviour in line with academy policies for culture for learning
• write reports and records as required
• monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, resolving all but the most complex problems independently

Our ideal candidate will have:

• excellent communication skills and be able to build good relationships with young people and adults 
• an ability to deal with students and staff so that they feel they have been dealt with consistently and fairly
• an ability to convey authority and earn students respect, with the ability to make good decisions really fast.
• the ability to show initiative whilst knowing when to take advice
• good judgement over matters of confidentiality and integrity in dealing with sensitive information about students
• strong IT skills with the ability to positively respond to training in the use of school IT packages.

Other requirements:

• educated to GCSE level - English and Maths at Grade C or above
• some previous experience of working with young people is desirable
• some understanding of how students learn or teaching experience is desirable

Why choose us

At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff. We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years. After a visit from Ofsted in June 2022, the academy continues to be a ‘Good’ school in all aspects of the inspection framework. Inspectors who visited the school noted that, “Warm, caring relationships are at the heart of the way that staff work with pupils.”

United Learning

Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. 

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

If you would like to contribute to our exciting school and would like to find out more, please email Karen Wright at email removed - Interim Principal. She will arrange a visit or an informal call to talk about the role.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.