SEN Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Altmore Infant School is a large five form Infant School with Nursery provision for 2 year olds, 3-4 year olds and Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children. We are based in East Ham. We are looking for somebody who enjoys being with children and can develop warm, positive relationships and will be an excellent and enthusiastic practitioner.

Annual wage

£10,816 a year

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This role is term-time only.

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Days to be confirmed - 8.30am - 3.30pm with a 30 minute lunch break.

32 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

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

This role is term-time only.

We are looking for someone who is keen to learn and develop their skills:

Safeguarding practices within education
How to work with children under the age of 7 years old
The EYFS and KS1 National curriculum
Children who present with social communication difficulties
ASD and speech, language and communication difficulties
Supporting children with interventions including teaching
Phonics using Read Write Inc programme

Day to day activities will include:

Supporting children with their learning
Supporting the class teacher with admin work (e.g. photocopying etc.)
Delivering a phonics session daily
Possible interventions with small groups of children
Playtime supervision

Where you’ll work

Altmore Infant School, Altmore Avenue

London

E6 2BX

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

NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

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

The apprenticeship is delivered as a day release at our campus in Stratford. You will be required to attend every week.

L3 Teaching Assistant Standard
Behaviour, Skills and Knowledge

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 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

Communication skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

Please ensure you can travel to the school and commit to the hours 8.30am – 3.30pm, 30 minute lunch break.

About this company

Altmore is a large, friendly, multi-ethnic, inclusive Infant school, with a Children’s Centre, Pre-School and Nursery EYFS all on the same site. We serve a diverse community in East Ham, in the London Borough of Newham, East London. Our Pre-School and Nursery are part of the Infant school – where we also have specialist sensory provision, as well as soft play provision in our Children’s Centre, which is used by our school and local community. We work in a Hard Federation with our feeder Junior School (Lathom).

After this apprenticeship

There is an opportunity to progress internally after completing the apprenticeship.

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