Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Delta Primary School

London, N9 8PT

Closes on Thursday 7 November

Posted on 12 July 2024


Summary

Are you an enthusiastic person looking for an opportunity to gain valuable learning-based work experience and the chance to undertake a qualification simultaneously? You will be working with excellent teachers, and school staff to help provide a nurturing environment for them to learn. If you want to kickstart your career in teaching apply now!

Annual wage
£11,648 a year

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 18 November

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Support for pupils by:

  • Supervising and assisting individual or small groups of pupils in activities set by teachers or by the TA with teacher guidance
  • Supervise whole classes for short periods of time e.g. Parent Meetings
  • Developing pupils’ social skills by supporting children in groups
  • Implementing behaviour management policies in accordance with guidance provided by the school
  • Provide support for pupils inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activity's 
  • Be aware of the early signs of bullying and disruptive behaviour and intervening as necessary
  • Helping the inclusion of all children, including those with EAL and supporting individual children who find it difficult to form relationships or successful access the curriculum
  • Helping to keep children on task by giving individual attention where necessary and helping them to become more successful learners
  • Accompanying classes on school trips where necessary
  • To build and maintain close and secure relationships with pupils
  • Attending to and ensuring the care, health and welfare of the children at all times, including the willingness to dress and undress, the toileting, and the cleaning of pupils, where necessary after appropriate training
  • To ensure that any pupils who have had an accident or feel unwell are referred to the Welfare Officer or paediatric first aider

Support for teachers by:

  • Evidencing pupil progress by using assessment
  • Working with outside agencies such as Educational Psychologists and Speech Therapists by liaising and supporting their work with pupils
  • Assisting pupils with physical needs and difficulties
  • To assist pupils with their personal hygiene needs
  • Helping implement lesson plans and making possible more ambitious learning activities
  • Providing feedback to teachers by observing pupil performance and behaviour and the effectiveness of classroom processes and organisation
  • Getting classroom materials ready for a session or lesson.
  • Liaising with Class teacher, sharing lesson plans, and contribute to IEPs and EHCP reviews as necessary

Where you’ll work

206A Nightingale Road

London

N9 8PT

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

FIRST RUNG LIMITED

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
  • Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
  • Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
  • Adapt resources to support all learners.
  • Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
  • Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
  • Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
  • Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
  • Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
  • Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
  • Apply methods of formative assessment.
  • Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
  • Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
  • Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
  • Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
  • Provide feedback to learners.
  • Your training plan

    • Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprentice qualification
    • Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
    • Training will be one day a week at our Ponders End Centre (EN3)

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade C/4)
    • Maths (grade C/4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Team working
    • Patience

    About this company

    Delta is a supportive, inclusive and nurturing one-form entry primary academy in Edmonton, North London. We have a dedicated and talented staff team, wonderful pupils and supportive parents. We value our relationship with parents and strive to work collaboratively with them to provide the very best opportunities for children. We are a happy and busy school community where children are at the heart of all that we do, and each child is valued and supported to achieve their very best. Our core values underpin life at Delta: Responsibility, Respect, Resilience and Kindness. Our curriculum has been carefully designed to develop children’s character and is broad, balanced and ambitious. We have thought about how children learn and considered the knowledge, understanding and skills children need to be successful across the curriculum.

    https://www.deltaprimary.org/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • If the applicant is successful, they can go into further training or employment.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    FIRST RUNG LIMITED

    Sabreena Valydon

    svalydon@firstrung.org.uk

    07495 464797

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000264038.

    Apply now

    Closes on Thursday 7 November

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