We are looking for energetic and dedicated Teaching Assistants to support our students in achieving growth academically and emotionally.
Haywards Farm School is a small, outstanding independent school in West Berkshire, catering to 34 students with a range of special educational needs, including learning difficulties, social and emotional challenges, and autistic spectrum disorders. Many students have a history of non-attendance and require support to successfully transition into the school environment.
The Teaching Assistant will work specifically with a vulnerable student. The role will ensure the student has consistent one to one support that will help build trust in a school environment, promote great attendance, and build confidence academically to achieve in core subject areas and areas of vocational interest.
The role will involve building a good rapport with students, active listening, and providing assertive challenge and support to achieve results. The role will involve considerable flexibility, creativity, and therapeutic understanding to meet the needs of the student and those outlined in their EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan). Finally. The role will ensure that the health, safety, and welfare of all pupils at Amegreen Education is always held in the highest regard.

• Deliver 1:1 support designed to ensure that a student’s needs are met, providing them with the necessary tools to concentrate and complete tasks assigned to them.
• To support the engagement of the student in assessment and support packages/tools (G L Assessment and Accelerate reader) as part of the school assessment cycle.
• Listen to the student and guide them where appropriate, to giving feedback on their progress to parents and school staff.
• Work alongside school therapists to implement the strategies identified as part of assessment and also link all work with each student’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) objectives.
• Help plan and prepare for project work for pupils, drawing on a range of resources from within Future Education, and exploring with the student appropriate community facilities such as libraries, museums, alternative education provision, historical and archaeological sites, and other suitable venues (appropriate to the curriculum subjects timetabled).