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Teaching Assistants Needed for Special Needs School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Protocol Education is working with a special needs school in Aylesbury. The school focuses on a holistic approach to learning and uses sensory and therapy strategies in their daily timetable to combine an individualised curriculum and calm and purposeful environment. The children that attend the school have complex needs, ASD, behavioural difficulties and SEMH needs, as well as other individual needs. All children have an EHCP which will be shared when working with them to ensure consistency and familiarity within their learning and individual goals. You will be working 1 : 1 with pupils as well as supporting within the classroom. This means being adaptable, proactive and positive. Using your creative background in Arts, sensory, therapy or drama, you will be able to uniquely support SEND pupils with a variety of needs and emotions within their daily lives and education. Using your creative nature to engage, promote confidence, distract and positively influence meaningful, fun and supportive learning and progress.

Position : Teaching Assistant

Location : Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant at within a special needs setting, you will play a crucial role in supporting the educational and personal development of our students. Your responsibilities will include :

• Providing one-to-one or small group support to students with special educational needs.
• Assisting the classroom teacher in planning and delivering tailored lessons and activities.
• Supporting students with personal care and promoting independence.
• Creating a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
• Collaborating with colleagues, parents, and external professionals to ensure the holistic development of each student.

Skill set :   Arts background / degree / sensory or therapy background / drama background / degree / SEND experience

Protocol Education are looking for a candidate who;

Competitive rates that express your experience and responsibilities

CPD during half term or summer, plus free Webinars

Candidate social events

50 refer a Teacher / TA bonus

CV writing assistance and marketing tools

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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