SEND Teaching Assistant
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Whickham School
📍 gateshead, england, United-Kingdom
Job Description
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a passionate, motivated and dedicated SEND Teaching Assistant to work in partnership with teaching and other SEND Team staff. You will support the learning, engagement and progress of SEND pupils in a range of contexts.
Responsibilities
- Work with class teachers to ensure SEND pupils engage in learning and make good progress.
- Promote pupils' independent learning skills, self‑esteem and social inclusion.
- Give support to pupils through structured interventions so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement.
- Act as a Key Worker for a number of SEND pupils, maintaining regular contact with parents / carers.
- Work closely with Faculty Leaders to ensure teaching staff have the skills, knowledge, training and resources to differentiate appropriately to meet the needs of SEND pupils within their subjects.
- Be linked to and suppor...