Teaching Assistant (Inclusion Support) Apprentice

John Taylor Free School

Staffordshire, DE13 8AZ

Closes on Wednesday 30 October

Posted on 4 September 2024

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Summary

We are looking for an Inclusion Support Teaching Assistant to work with us to provide a high-quality educational experience for young people. This role will include supporting students in class and in small groups. Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Annual wage
£16,354 a year

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The salary is prorated based on full time equivalent – Term time only. Government pension scheme. Support and time to complete your training. Weekly Professional Learning sessions.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Your working hours will be: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday = 08:30 - 15:40. Wednesday = 08:30 – 15:00 (Professional Learning = 15:00 – 17:00). Please note this is term time only.

32 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 16 December

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

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

  • Provide support to students within the school environment
  • To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for students
  • Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers
  • Involvement in the implementation of Individual student passports
  • Provide general support to students, ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice
  • Accompany teaching staff and students on visits and out of school activities as required
  • Encourage students to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher

Where you’ll work

John Taylor High School Dunstall Road

Barton Under Needwood

Burton Upon Trent

Staffordshire

DE13 8AZ

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

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

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 Apprenticeship.

    You will attend college on a 6-weekly basis and have workplace visits from your college assessor mentor. You will be fully supported in the workplace by your supervisor/mentor. 

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

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

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Science or Scientific discipline (grade 4/C or above)

    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

    • Communication skills
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Open to new ideas
    • A passion for education

    Other requirements

    Please consider how you will get to work each day. The school is located a mile outside of Branston village. The successful candidates will need to complete a DBS, you will be supported to do this.

    About this company

    John Taylor Free School at Tatenhill is a “young” school which opened in September 2018 with a full cohort of 210 Year 7 students. We are in the fortunate position of being oversubscribed for the first four years. From September 2022 we will have 1170 students in years 7-11. The school will continue to grow until it reaches capacity with 1550 11 – 18-year-old students (including 350 at Post 16).

    After this apprenticeship

    On successful course completion, there will be an opportunity to progress on to the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher qualification. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

    Apprenticeships Team

    feapprenticeships@blc.ac.uk

    +448000740099

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274972.

    Apply now

    Closes on Wednesday 30 October

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