Ks3 (Year 7 and 8) Learning Support Teacher

**Date**:23 Sep 2024**Location**:Bangkok, TH**Job ID**:3668**School**:St Andrews International School Bangkok**Company**:Nord Anglia Education- St Andrews International School Bangkok is one of 79 schools in the Nord Anglia Education (NAE) family. We offer a British educational curriculum with an international perspective that begins in Nursery and leads up to IGCSE examinations in Year 11, and culminates with the International Baccalaureate Diploma after completing Year 13. We are an inclusive school that invites children from all backgrounds and abilities to participate in the educational offerings on our diverse campus.- Founded in 1997 on an attractive, conveniently located site, with excellent facilities and access to local transportation. Today we have more than 2,000 students over a Primary School and High School campus, representing some 55 nationalities ranging from Foundation Stage to Year 13. Our state-of-the-art High School campus (next to Ekkamai BTS) opened in August 2017 giving our students the benefit of world-class teaching and facilities.- As part of the NAE family of schools, we are delighted to be able to offer some unique collaborations with world-class establishments, including the Juilliard School of Performing Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and UNICEF.- Job Description
- To work in conjunction with the High School SENCO, and under the overall direction and line management of the
Whole School Director for Learning Support, to ensure all KS3 (Year 7 and 8) children on the Learning Support
register have appropriate provision and intervention.
To deliver lessons and intervention sessions for small groups of Key Stage 3 students that are responsive to the
needs of students with a range of learning challenges, such as intellectual delay and ASD, ADHD, Speech Language
Communication Need, Social Emotional Mental Health needs, Dyslexia and Dysgrapia.

To understand the tiered approach to assessment of learning needs and intervention (Assess, Plan, Do,
Review)
- Have working knowledge of Transition planning for Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 learning support students
- To manage the Learning Support Register for Year 7 and Year 8, including working alongside the High

School SENCO and Heads of Year for Year 7 and 8 to ensure the academic and social needs of all students
are met
- To plan, implement and review Year 7 and 8 evidence based intervention sessions, with a focus on social

communication, emotional regulation and development of executive function skills
- Ability to lead a small team of KS3 Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) to ensure that the student

learning needs are met and they are able to access the curriculum as fully as possible
- Preparing (in conjunction with specialists and class teacher), implementing, monitoring and reviewing

KS3 student ILHPs and therefore student progress.
- To coordinate and facilitate meetings with transdisciplinary team of professionals as required, including

working with the School Counselling Team and Admissions Team, with a specific focus on Key Stage 3
(Year 7 and 8)

**DESIRABLE -**
- To be able to facilitate standardised testing for learning needs, and Exam Access Arrangement testing, as a

qualified Level 7 Assessor
- Working knowledge of teaching EAL students and/ or English at KS3
- NASENCO or equivalent Special Educational Needs qualification

The following are general responsibilities for a class teacher:

- To employ appropriate teaching methods to facilitate learning in accordance with the age, stage, aptitude

and ability of the children in your care. To keep up-to-date with current educational practices and theory.
- To implement the school’s assessment and reporting procedures.
- To participate in and deliver professional development sessions
- To maintain record keeping procedures in keeping with school policies and good educational Practice.

These should be relevant to the age of your students.
- To make the school a welcoming and stimulating environment that will encourage children to actively

participate in all that is required of them.
- Communicate effectively with parents with regard to pupils achievements and well being
- To be an ambassador for the school in the wider local and global community.
- Teachers are expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct.

All teachers are also expected to contribute positively to the extra-curricular programme, which runs after school,
offering an extracurricular activity that either supports or extends the students’ learning, or from another area of
interest. Our school has a good reputation of supporting children with special educational needs and experience
of teaching children with ADHD, mild autism, dyslexia etc. would be very good prior experience for a teacher
wishing to join our team.
- At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people ca