EAL Teaching Assistant

English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teaching Assistants work within a classroom setting either on a 1-2-1 basis or with a small group of children.

The aim of the role is to promote inclusion and provide support for students who have English as a second language. EAL Teaching Assistants may also be needed to adapt and customise curriculum materials.

As an EAL Teaching Assistant you will be expected to:

• Support EAL students with personalised learning
• Help to overcome barriers to learning
• Adapt and customise lesson plans
• Support students with EAL to access extra-curricular activities
• Contribute to the management of EAL students’ behaviour, encouraging students to conform to expected behaviour
• Contribute to the school awareness of EAL
• Provide pastoral support
• Facilitate contact with parents.

What New Directions Education offers:

• A dedicated and expert Account Manager
• Regular and varied supply work
• Competitive rates of pay
• Potential long-term roles
• Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
• A network of branches across the UK
• One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement
• We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales
• Recommend-a-friend scheme
• Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry