EAL Teaching Assistant

As a Higher Level EAL Teaching Assistant, you shall support pupils with EAL needs across the school and contribute to raising the educational achievement of these pupils by working in sustained collaboration with curriculum and inclusion teams. For this particular position, we are looking for someone who has a specialism in either German, French, or Spanish. This position is to begin in August 2024.

Higher Level EAL Responsibilities

1. Develop and maintain assessment and evaluation systems, demonstrating the effectiveness of strategies and value for money for the school.
2. Prepare and evaluate appropriate learning materials which support the development of EAL.
3. Maintain existing resources and explore opportunities to develop new resources for students with EAL.
4. Keep abreast of good practice and new approaches in teaching methods, curricular development, and statutory requirements through reading relevant documents, attendance at meetings, and professional development activities, and disseminating this information within the school.
5. Advise on appropriate strategies for developing EAL for individual students.
6. Work in collaboration with the SEN team where appropriate.