Pre Prep Teaching Assistant - Term Time

Somerhill Charitable Trust Ltd, Tonbridge

Ref:KCC886-6021-1S
Posted:02/12/2021
Pay:£10.71 p/h (inclusive of holiday pay)
Start Date:ASAP
App Close Date:14/01/2022 at 09:00
Interviews:19 January 2022

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Somerhill

Teaching Assistant Job Description – Pre-Prep School

This full-time position offers the opportunity to join our strong and successful Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant team and work alongside enthusiastic and dynamic colleagues. You will be required to ensure all children have the opportunity to engage in the Key Stage 1 Curriculum/ Early Years according to the school’s requirements. Within the school day it is fundamental that you facilitate opportunities for children to experience successful learning of knowledge and abilities, including ‘soft’ skills. The ideal candidate will be passionate about education and will have an ability to connect with pupils to create positive and trusting relationships. Experience and a passion for outdoor education would be beneficial.

Information about the school

Somerhill is set in a stunning 400-year-old Jacobean mansion surrounded by 150 acres of beautiful parkland. You will be hard-pressed to find a more glorious setting for a school! We have excellent facilities including a multi-purpose sports hall, astroturf, indoor swimming pool complex and purpose-built music suite to name just a few.

Ours is a mixed ability school. Teachers really invest in the children and know them well, with lessons carefully planned to cater to all abilities. We have very bright and capable pupils and send more pupils to grammar schools each year than any other local school. Destinations include Tonbridge Grammar School, The Judd School, and The Skinners’ School. Some pupils are awarded scholarships at independent schools such as Tonbridge School, Sevenoaks School, Walthamstow Hall and Sutton Valence School at 11+/13+.

We also cater to children who find aspects of their learning more challenging and currently approximately 40 pupils receive additional support. Located just to the south of Tonbridge, we are readily accessed by a slip road off the A21.

Between the ages of 2 and 7 years, girls and boys are together in the classroom. This environment promotes uninhibited development at an age when playing and learning are often synonymous. From 7 to 13 years, children benefit from a single-sex classroom environment, where girls and boys learn in different and bespoke ways. The moment classes finish, everyone is together - at break and lunch as well as for sports, music, clubs and activities. This really is the best of both worlds for our children.

Job Contact Information

Name:Jessica May
Address:Tudeley Road, Somerhill, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0NJ
Telephone: 01732 352124
Email: jmay@somerhill.org

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