Higher Level Teaching Assistant (with SEND Responsibilities)

To teach pupils with support from the wider teaching team – increasing their knowledge, skills
and understanding across a range of subject areas by using precise, clear modelling and
feedback.

To enable all pupils to achieve their full potential through appropriate support and challenge.

To contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the well-being of children and young
people in line with current legal requirements, national policies and local guidance.

Manage pupil learning through effective teaching in accordance with our school’s bespoke
planning and policies. Adapt and personalise planning to suit your style and the needs of the
pupils in each specific class and provide specific feedback that moves progress forward

Use a variety of methods and strategies to match curricular objectives to pupil need and
ensure equal opportunity for all pupils

Work with the SEND Team and Inclusion Team, to benefit from their specialist knowledge, to
maximise your effectiveness within lessons and in creating specialist support packages

Support individual learning, by planning work with appropriate challenge and scaffolding,
monitoring and reviewing pupil outcomes regularly

Provide precise, clear modelling and clear explanations using appropriate vocabulary, to
support pupils to achieve

Support the children through raising pupils’ esteem, expectations, and aspirations

Have consistently high expectations and positive behaviour management strategies that help
you encourage and manage each class effectively

Be responsible for the class that you teach – ensuring you understand their medical needs,
safeguarding needs and can correspond with parents in place of the class teacher where
needed

To focus on individual pupils to ensure their needs are being met within lessons –
communicating effectively and sensitively.

To encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with each other.

Develop relationships, giving emotional support and acting as coach, trainer, developer and
motivator.

Establish fair, respectful , trusting, supportive and constructive relationships.

Support pupils to evaluate their progress and provide guidance that will help them develop
further.

Understand the key factors that affect children and young people’s learning and progress

Work effectively as a member of the school team to improve the quality of teaching and
learning

Implement new initiatives adopted by the school, adapting classroom procedures accordingly,
monitoring progress and reflecting on pedagogical outcomes.

Set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to
maximise their achievement.

Use positive management of behaviour in an environment of mutual respect that allows pupils
to feel safe and secure and promotes their self-esteem.

Prepare, plan and manage specific lessons using effective methods and adjusting them
according to pupils’ responses/needs.

To provide cover across main school as and when required
Support for the School

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and
security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to
learn and develop.

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.

Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.

Participate in training and other learning activities and performance management as required.

Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at
lunchtime.

Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and
take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.

To promote the policies and ethos of the school, to promote positive values, attitudes and good
pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and
encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

Be a role model to pupils through personal presentation and professional conduct.

Have high expectations and a commitment to helping young people fulfil their potential

Be familiar with and support all the Academy’s policies, e.g. those on Health and Safety,
Citizenship, Literacy, Numeracy and ICT.

Have achieved a nationally recognised qualification as identified on the person specification for
a HLTA

Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues.

Liaise effectively with parent/carers and with other agencies with responsibility for pupils’
education and welfare, recognising the contribution that they can make the development and
wellbeing of our pupils.

Be aware of the role of the Governing Body of the Academy and support it in performing its
duties.

Be familiar with and implement the relevant requirements of the current SEN Code of Practice.

Consider the needs of all pupils within lessons and implement specialist advice -taking account
of diversity.

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