Caretech
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
We are looking for a Bank Teaching Assistant Location: King Edwin School, Norton Line Managed / Jointly Supervised by: Vice Principal/HOS Hours of Work: Zero hour contract - BANK We are looking to recruit for an outstanding team member to join our skilled team of teaching assistants. Our teaching assistants are the heart of our school, performing the role of key adult to a number of our students and being the key contact for their families. We work in small supportive teams, with one of the best pay scales in the country for TA work (salary advertised is the salary we pay, it is not pro-rata). We pride ourselves on our culture of kindness and our student centred ethos, with our students benefiting from an extensive personal development curriculum as well as a robust package of accredited qualifications. A typical day might include meeting and greeting students, supporting breakfast club, running tutorial, supporting academic lessons and then supporting either vocational learning or outdoor education. Alongside the inclusive ethos and caring approach we use, there is also plenty of opportunity for training and development, as we are very keen to 'grow our own' and support people in developing in the career pathway they wish to follow. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Responsibility for ensuring and promoting the safeguarding and emotional well-being of any young people that you may come into contact with, reporting problems to the teacher Work in accordance with Spark of Genius vision and aims To assist teachers in raising the standards of pupil attainment, through the provision of quality and relevant experiences and with regard to the curriculum, age range or additional needs To assist the teachers in: the planning and preparation and collation of learning materials and resources; the creation of visual displays; differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit the needs of allocated pupils Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the teacher and in line with reporting processes prescribed by the school quality cycle; Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher/personal tutor To support and assist the pupils within the centre and on educational and out of school activities To work with individual pupils or small groups of pupils. To adhere to the whole organisation policies on Safeguarding, pastoral care, behaviour management, health & safety and pupil welfare at all times To work in partnership with school and residential colleagues, parents/carers and other adults, e.g. Educational Psychologist Make economic use of the monies provided for education including adherence to systems of accounting and the recording for the use of transport. To attend to the personal, social, emotional & behavioural needs of pupils as required/indicated in their personal education, care & development plan whilst encouraging independence; assist in the maintenance of a safe, healthy, hygienic environment. To work with external care and education agencies as appropriate, when directed by your line manager, to contribute to positive and sustainable outcomes for our young people when they leave our service. To take an active part in the school outdoor educational provision, including supporting animal care and wellbeing and our Duke of Edinburgh provision. Professional Knowledge and Understanding: Have a working knowledge of child well-being, learning and developmental pathways Have sufficient knowledge of literacy, numeracy; and personal, social and health education; and to be IT literate Professional Responsibilities: Have a broad understanding of the ethos, values and policies of Spark of Genius and to place these at the centre of your practice To have full awareness of the importance of the role of education assistant in Spark of Genius Principles and Perspectives: To adhere to sound professional values and practices at all times To maintain an ethos of quality provision and continual improvement Professional Skills and Abilities: Communicate clearly, have good interpersonal skills To assist pupils both individually and on a group basis Display ability and willingness to contribute to the life of the school and its community With teachers support, use a range of resources which, have been evaluated in terms of curriculum requirements and to meet the needs of pupils. Maintain expectations for the pace of work, attainment and achievement for all pupils. Work in a professional, co-operative manner with all associated with Spark of Genius Maintain excellent attendance standards keeping absence from work at a minimum Classroom Organisation and Management: Alongside the teacher, manage classes and resources to achieve safe, orderly and purposeful activity; report any damaged material or any damage to the building immediately Ability to use positive behaviour strategies, using a range of agreed methods (which may include the likes of TCI, Team Teach, Calm etc), Restorative Approaches and Spark's 'Every Second Counts' as a framework Assessment of Pupils: As part of the education team, participate in target setting for all pupils and assist in the formulation of appropriate Individualised Educational Plans for pupils. Participate in the school/organisation assessment for learning and development policy by making daily recordings and encouraging pupils to self-reflect and realise potential Professional Reflection and Communication: Learn from experience of practice and from ongoing professional development Reflect on and act to improve professional practice, and contribute to personal professional development. Become actively involved in the school/organisations Restorative Approaches if required. Engage in curriculum and continual professional development activities if required Establish and maintain relationships with families, carers and other adults, e.g. Educational Psychologist Professional Value and Personal Commitment: Able to show in the day-to-day practice a commitment to the protection, welfare and social development of all Spark of Genius pupilsParticipate in extended curricular experiences with the pupilsAbl
We are looking for a Bank Teaching Assistant Location: King Edwin School, Norton Line Managed / Jointly Supervised by: Vice Principal/HOS Hours of Work: Zero hour contract - BANK We are looking to recruit for an outstanding team member to join our skilled team of teaching assistants. Our teaching assistants are the heart of our school, performing the role of key adult to a number of our students and being the key contact for their families. We work in small supportive teams, with one of the best pay scales in the country for TA work (salary advertised is the salary we pay, it is not pro-rata). We pride ourselves on our culture of kindness and our student centred ethos, with our students benefiting from an extensive personal development curriculum as well as a robust package of accredited qualifications. A typical day might include meeting and greeting students, supporting breakfast club, running tutorial, supporting academic lessons and then supporting either vocational learning or outdoor education. Alongside the inclusive ethos and caring approach we use, there is also plenty of opportunity for training and development, as we are very keen to 'grow our own' and support people in developing in the career pathway they wish to follow. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Responsibility for ensuring and promoting the safeguarding and emotional well-being of any young people that you may come into contact with, reporting problems to the teacher Work in accordance with Spark of Genius vision and aims To assist teachers in raising the standards of pupil attainment, through the provision of quality and relevant experiences and with regard to the curriculum, age range or additional needs To assist the teachers in: the planning and preparation and collation of learning materials and resources; the creation of visual displays; differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit the needs of allocated pupils Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the teacher and in line with reporting processes prescribed by the school quality cycle; Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher/personal tutor To support and assist the pupils within the centre and on educational and out of school activities To work with individual pupils or small groups of pupils. To adhere to the whole organisation policies on Safeguarding, pastoral care, behaviour management, health & safety and pupil welfare at all times To work in partnership with school and residential colleagues, parents/carers and other adults, e.g. Educational Psychologist Make economic use of the monies provided for education including adherence to systems of accounting and the recording for the use of transport. To attend to the personal, social, emotional & behavioural needs of pupils as required/indicated in their personal education, care & development plan whilst encouraging independence; assist in the maintenance of a safe, healthy, hygienic environment. To work with external care and education agencies as appropriate, when directed by your line manager, to contribute to positive and sustainable outcomes for our young people when they leave our service. To take an active part in the school outdoor educational provision, including supporting animal care and wellbeing and our Duke of Edinburgh provision. Professional Knowledge and Understanding: Have a working knowledge of child well-being, learning and developmental pathways Have sufficient knowledge of literacy, numeracy; and personal, social and health education; and to be IT literate Professional Responsibilities: Have a broad understanding of the ethos, values and policies of Spark of Genius and to place these at the centre of your practice To have full awareness of the importance of the role of education assistant in Spark of Genius Principles and Perspectives: To adhere to sound professional values and practices at all times To maintain an ethos of quality provision and continual improvement Professional Skills and Abilities: Communicate clearly, have good interpersonal skills To assist pupils both individually and on a group basis Display ability and willingness to contribute to the life of the school and its community With teachers support, use a range of resources which, have been evaluated in terms of curriculum requirements and to meet the needs of pupils. Maintain expectations for the pace of work, attainment and achievement for all pupils. Work in a professional, co-operative manner with all associated with Spark of Genius Maintain excellent attendance standards keeping absence from work at a minimum Classroom Organisation and Management: Alongside the teacher, manage classes and resources to achieve safe, orderly and purposeful activity; report any damaged material or any damage to the building immediately Ability to use positive behaviour strategies, using a range of agreed methods (which may include the likes of TCI, Team Teach, Calm etc), Restorative Approaches and Spark's 'Every Second Counts' as a framework Assessment of Pupils: As part of the education team, participate in target setting for all pupils and assist in the formulation of appropriate Individualised Educational Plans for pupils. Participate in the school/organisation assessment for learning and development policy by making daily recordings and encouraging pupils to self-reflect and realise potential Professional Reflection and Communication: Learn from experience of practice and from ongoing professional development Reflect on and act to improve professional practice, and contribute to personal professional development. Become actively involved in the school/organisations Restorative Approaches if required. Engage in curriculum and continual professional development activities if required Establish and maintain relationships with families, carers and other adults, e.g. Educational Psychologist Professional Value and Personal Commitment: Able to show in the day-to-day practice a commitment to the protection, welfare and social development of all Spark of Genius pupilsParticipate in extended curricular experiences with the pupilsAbl
Scottish Council of Independent Schools
Edinburgh, Midlothian
We are looking for a highly skilled and personable colleague to join our front-line administration team in the Junior School. The job holder will provide administration support, particularly to the Deputy Heads and staff of Lower Primary, but this role has a particular focus on maintaining school data within several management information systems/databases. We are currently on a journey to implement iSAMS by August 2026, so it is essential that candidates are experienced iSAMS users who are highly skilled in the use of Excel and data maintenance and analysis work. The Administrator also undertakes reception work; answering phone calls, greeting visitors, supporting parents and children, and plays a crucial part in keeping our children safe. Hours of work will be 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 4.00pm, Fridays 8.00am to 3.30pm, 46 weeks per year (36 weeks of term time plus professional learning days and a further two weeks during holiday periods). The annual leave entitlement is seven weeks per year making a total of 46 weeks. The salary for this position will be in the Grade 2 range which currently stands at £27,090 - £30,231 per annum (based on 36.25 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). This equates to £24,460 - £27,296. APPLICATION PROCESS To apply, please click the Apply for this job button. Please include a letter of application of not more than 800 words giving us more information about you and why you consider yourself to be a strong candidate for the role, addressed to Mrs Su Breadner, Chief Operating Officer. Closing date: 11:59pm on Wednesday 14 January 2026 Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 22 January 2026 Main Responsibilities Administration Responsibilities Provide administrative support to the Deputy Heads, Principal Teachers and Assistant Principal Teachers. This work is varied and high volume. Working in a small team any of the following tasks may be required; diary management, arranging meetings, preparing timetables, processing assessment details, organising trips, events, meetings. It also includes producing spreadsheets, reports, typing minutes, photocopying, filing and producing printed materials such as labels, booklets and worksheets. Daily, process pupil absence information, check registers, record known absences, identify potentially missing children, report to Deputy Head and phone parents as required. Prepare reports. Sending emails on behalf of Deputy Heads and other staff, preparing letters for parents (for email distribution or publishing on the School's Weekly Parent Digest). Assist with preparation for school trips including, booking of venues/accommodation/transport, sending information to parents, collating permission slips and ensuring risk assessment forms are completed. Annually negotiate pricing with external platform providers and make recommendations to JS management for agreement. Place orders, e.g. teaching materials or stationery and check order against delivery. Assist with the preparation of school events, e.g. performances, by ensuring rooms and other resources are booked, timely notices to parents. Keep up-to-date with details of School events and information available on the School website, in order to provide parents and visitors with general information regarding school activities. Receive and deal with Lost Property items and liaise with Thrift Shop volunteers. Occasional handling of cash e.g. for school visits and charity collections. Provide cover to other administrators across the whole school, as required. Ensures compliance with General Data Protection Regulations when handling personal data and information relating to data subjects, whether that be on the management information system, paper records or when in discussions with others. Reception Responsibilities Provide a first class Reception service, by acting as the first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and responding to telephone and email enquiries in a helpful and constructive manner, and representing the School with a positive attitude and professional appearance at all times. Ensure the safety and security of the Junior School at all times, by making sure that entry to the premises is controlled. Ensure all visitors have signed-in appropriately and are provided with an identification badge, asked to read the visitor briefing notes, notifying the relevant employee/department of their arrival if necessary. Handle all telephone calls promptly and efficiently, directing and screening calls, as appropriate, and taking and forwarding messages in an accurate and timely manner. Handle all general enquiries, by phone, email and in person, ensuring that all enquiries are either dealt with successfully within the reception, or promptly and professionally forwarded on to the most appropriate colleague. Communicate with parents regarding all aspects of School life, receiving and passing on information, between parents and teachers, including phoning parents to ascertain reasons for pupils' absence. Ensure that the Reception area is kept smart and tidy and that displays of School publications are kept up-to-date. Database Administration Setting up all data structures which are needed for the school to operate effectively. Provides technical support and guidance on core data systems to Junior School colleagues and other Administration colleagues in the wider College. Examples of current tasks which the job holder is responsible for include: Creation of School Year, Timetables and Registers Before the start of the academic year, populate the Junior School system with the session dates and create the periods for the day which allows the creation of timetables and registers. Crucial this is accurate and timely as once committed it cannot be altered and the entire JS operation depends on this being correct. Curriculum Support confirms accuracy. Before the start of the academic year, transfer all the children from the closed year to the new year, changing class, removing leavers, adding new children, additional/new classes where relevant, in all external platforms (e.g. Mathletics, Accelerated Reader, Spellzone, Maths Investigations, Seesaw, Education City). Maintain this data across the year. Once the system is set up for the new academic year, and prior to session starting, receive information about timetables from Deputy Head(s) LP/UP, from PE, Drama, Art, Music and from this generate subject sets Create subject sets (c500) for each class, English, Numeracy, Literacy, Spanish, Art, Music, Drama etc attaching class, teacher, pupils, location, times and days which ultimately creates the timetable which teachers use. Ongoing maintenance of this data as required across the year. Data Maintenance Ensures the school management information systems are kept up to date with pupil information, e.g. change of circumstances, medical information, (Dashboards, Mathletics, SpellZone). Entries must be accurate and timely. Testing At key tracking points across the year (termly) work closely with Deputy Head (LP) to organise the testing programme. Agree dates of testing, share on central calendar with staff, decide whether enough test papers are in stock, maintain stock control, order papers where needed, consider supplier lead times, prepopulate external sites with data of children, dob, gender, names, class. Without this info the child cannot take an online test and for paper tests, the results could not be recorded by the testing company to the right child. Once results are available generate a csv file and import into a markbook. Create markbook tasks. Each test has a name, therefore getting the naming convention accurate is essential, as this is pulled off onto the dashboard. Allocate teacher, children being reported, additional markers. Assist teachers with entering scores/grades, as required and provide technical support/guidance. Report Production Ad hoc, creation of reports from the management information systems, e.g. running pre-designed ODBC reports, creating new (if basic) or seeking help from Senior School Deputy as required. Present data in various formats e.g. excel, graphs, pivot tables to Management/Staff/Annual Report. Typical reports include individual/ cohort performance, performance by subject. Interim and End of Session Reports for parents Twice a year, using Google sheets creates blank templates for teaching staff to complete with comments on the pupils and grades for attainment/approach etc. Create a reference page to accompany the template, which involves populating with data about the pupil. Once a teacher has completed the template, the job holder reformats through a merge process to create a pre-designed PDF document for sharing with parents by the Communications Team. Any changes that are requested by parents are made to the final report. Once finalised, individually assign a pupil record. Ideal Candidate Essential Criteria Demonstrable previous experience of working in a busy, customer-facing reception and administration focussed role within a team environment. Excellent and professional telephone manner, coupled with strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills; communicates in a confident, clear, and concise manner at all times. Experience of using iSAMS Excellent excel skills, including creating formulae, pivot tables, and able to analyse basic data and present well in report/graphic form Excellent Microsoft 365 skills (Word, Powerpoint . click apply for full job details
We are looking for a highly skilled and personable colleague to join our front-line administration team in the Junior School. The job holder will provide administration support, particularly to the Deputy Heads and staff of Lower Primary, but this role has a particular focus on maintaining school data within several management information systems/databases. We are currently on a journey to implement iSAMS by August 2026, so it is essential that candidates are experienced iSAMS users who are highly skilled in the use of Excel and data maintenance and analysis work. The Administrator also undertakes reception work; answering phone calls, greeting visitors, supporting parents and children, and plays a crucial part in keeping our children safe. Hours of work will be 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 4.00pm, Fridays 8.00am to 3.30pm, 46 weeks per year (36 weeks of term time plus professional learning days and a further two weeks during holiday periods). The annual leave entitlement is seven weeks per year making a total of 46 weeks. The salary for this position will be in the Grade 2 range which currently stands at £27,090 - £30,231 per annum (based on 36.25 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). This equates to £24,460 - £27,296. APPLICATION PROCESS To apply, please click the Apply for this job button. Please include a letter of application of not more than 800 words giving us more information about you and why you consider yourself to be a strong candidate for the role, addressed to Mrs Su Breadner, Chief Operating Officer. Closing date: 11:59pm on Wednesday 14 January 2026 Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 22 January 2026 Main Responsibilities Administration Responsibilities Provide administrative support to the Deputy Heads, Principal Teachers and Assistant Principal Teachers. This work is varied and high volume. Working in a small team any of the following tasks may be required; diary management, arranging meetings, preparing timetables, processing assessment details, organising trips, events, meetings. It also includes producing spreadsheets, reports, typing minutes, photocopying, filing and producing printed materials such as labels, booklets and worksheets. Daily, process pupil absence information, check registers, record known absences, identify potentially missing children, report to Deputy Head and phone parents as required. Prepare reports. Sending emails on behalf of Deputy Heads and other staff, preparing letters for parents (for email distribution or publishing on the School's Weekly Parent Digest). Assist with preparation for school trips including, booking of venues/accommodation/transport, sending information to parents, collating permission slips and ensuring risk assessment forms are completed. Annually negotiate pricing with external platform providers and make recommendations to JS management for agreement. Place orders, e.g. teaching materials or stationery and check order against delivery. Assist with the preparation of school events, e.g. performances, by ensuring rooms and other resources are booked, timely notices to parents. Keep up-to-date with details of School events and information available on the School website, in order to provide parents and visitors with general information regarding school activities. Receive and deal with Lost Property items and liaise with Thrift Shop volunteers. Occasional handling of cash e.g. for school visits and charity collections. Provide cover to other administrators across the whole school, as required. Ensures compliance with General Data Protection Regulations when handling personal data and information relating to data subjects, whether that be on the management information system, paper records or when in discussions with others. Reception Responsibilities Provide a first class Reception service, by acting as the first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and responding to telephone and email enquiries in a helpful and constructive manner, and representing the School with a positive attitude and professional appearance at all times. Ensure the safety and security of the Junior School at all times, by making sure that entry to the premises is controlled. Ensure all visitors have signed-in appropriately and are provided with an identification badge, asked to read the visitor briefing notes, notifying the relevant employee/department of their arrival if necessary. Handle all telephone calls promptly and efficiently, directing and screening calls, as appropriate, and taking and forwarding messages in an accurate and timely manner. Handle all general enquiries, by phone, email and in person, ensuring that all enquiries are either dealt with successfully within the reception, or promptly and professionally forwarded on to the most appropriate colleague. Communicate with parents regarding all aspects of School life, receiving and passing on information, between parents and teachers, including phoning parents to ascertain reasons for pupils' absence. Ensure that the Reception area is kept smart and tidy and that displays of School publications are kept up-to-date. Database Administration Setting up all data structures which are needed for the school to operate effectively. Provides technical support and guidance on core data systems to Junior School colleagues and other Administration colleagues in the wider College. Examples of current tasks which the job holder is responsible for include: Creation of School Year, Timetables and Registers Before the start of the academic year, populate the Junior School system with the session dates and create the periods for the day which allows the creation of timetables and registers. Crucial this is accurate and timely as once committed it cannot be altered and the entire JS operation depends on this being correct. Curriculum Support confirms accuracy. Before the start of the academic year, transfer all the children from the closed year to the new year, changing class, removing leavers, adding new children, additional/new classes where relevant, in all external platforms (e.g. Mathletics, Accelerated Reader, Spellzone, Maths Investigations, Seesaw, Education City). Maintain this data across the year. Once the system is set up for the new academic year, and prior to session starting, receive information about timetables from Deputy Head(s) LP/UP, from PE, Drama, Art, Music and from this generate subject sets Create subject sets (c500) for each class, English, Numeracy, Literacy, Spanish, Art, Music, Drama etc attaching class, teacher, pupils, location, times and days which ultimately creates the timetable which teachers use. Ongoing maintenance of this data as required across the year. Data Maintenance Ensures the school management information systems are kept up to date with pupil information, e.g. change of circumstances, medical information, (Dashboards, Mathletics, SpellZone). Entries must be accurate and timely. Testing At key tracking points across the year (termly) work closely with Deputy Head (LP) to organise the testing programme. Agree dates of testing, share on central calendar with staff, decide whether enough test papers are in stock, maintain stock control, order papers where needed, consider supplier lead times, prepopulate external sites with data of children, dob, gender, names, class. Without this info the child cannot take an online test and for paper tests, the results could not be recorded by the testing company to the right child. Once results are available generate a csv file and import into a markbook. Create markbook tasks. Each test has a name, therefore getting the naming convention accurate is essential, as this is pulled off onto the dashboard. Allocate teacher, children being reported, additional markers. Assist teachers with entering scores/grades, as required and provide technical support/guidance. Report Production Ad hoc, creation of reports from the management information systems, e.g. running pre-designed ODBC reports, creating new (if basic) or seeking help from Senior School Deputy as required. Present data in various formats e.g. excel, graphs, pivot tables to Management/Staff/Annual Report. Typical reports include individual/ cohort performance, performance by subject. Interim and End of Session Reports for parents Twice a year, using Google sheets creates blank templates for teaching staff to complete with comments on the pupils and grades for attainment/approach etc. Create a reference page to accompany the template, which involves populating with data about the pupil. Once a teacher has completed the template, the job holder reformats through a merge process to create a pre-designed PDF document for sharing with parents by the Communications Team. Any changes that are requested by parents are made to the final report. Once finalised, individually assign a pupil record. Ideal Candidate Essential Criteria Demonstrable previous experience of working in a busy, customer-facing reception and administration focussed role within a team environment. Excellent and professional telephone manner, coupled with strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills; communicates in a confident, clear, and concise manner at all times. Experience of using iSAMS Excellent excel skills, including creating formulae, pivot tables, and able to analyse basic data and present well in report/graphic form Excellent Microsoft 365 skills (Word, Powerpoint . click apply for full job details
