George Clarridge

I began as a SEN teaching assistant in a secondary school working closely with students in lessons and picking up extra off the job mentoring sessions with a student in care and another student with SEMH challenges. I worked in a SEN team which was rated at 'Good' from Ofsted. After this I moved onto working as a SEMH teaching assistant working in the Learning Inclusion Centre (LINC) with my manager until they left, where I then picked up extra responsibilities in running the LINC and managing the students.

I coordinated with students, families, outside agencies and the senior leadership team to put a plan in place to ensure the students can access school. During my time as a SEMH teaching assistant I have visited a number of alternative provisions (with and without students under my care) to have an insight into how they work and can benefit the students.

SEMH Teaching Assistant at Joseph Whitaker School (2024-09 – Present)

• Maintain professional relationships with children, encouraging them to access their learning
• Attend meetings with external services and give professional opinion
• Tutor group responsibilities
• Work closely with the safeguarding team
• Use discretion and confidentiality, following GDPR legislation
• Offer support and guidance to all staff when working with challenging students
• Support on school trips in personal time

SEN Teaching Assistant at Joseph Whitaker School (2022-09 – 2024-09)

• Classroom assistant
• Support on school trips in personal time
• Mentored SEN and SEMH students
• Visited a student at a care home in term time and holidays, resulting in an increase of attendance
• Worked in a team of roughly 25 staff members

Student Lunchtime Assistant at Joseph Whitaker School (2021-09 – 2022-09)

• Supervised social areas at lunch
• Took payment for lunch and handed out lunch

Stock Clerk at Lineage Logistics

• Filing and inputting data
• Speaking to drivers to inform them of routes
• Communicating with drivers from other countries

A Levels in English Literature and Language, Geography, Psychology – Joseph Whitaker School (2015-09 – 2022-06)

GCSEs in General Education (including Maths and English) – Joseph Whitaker School (2015-09 – 2022-06)

Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning – Vision West Nottinghamshire College (2025-09)