Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

THE FOUNDATION FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION

BIRMINGHAM, B13 8RD

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 October 2024

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Summary

Assist Conductors at the National Institute of Conductive Education by preparing materials and supporting children aged 4-11 with cerebral palsy. Help them engage fully in their Conductive Education and teaching programs, ensuring active participation and providing day-to-day assistance for successful learning experiences.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

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

  • Preparing and tidying of teaching and preparation rooms.
  • Preparing resource materials.
  • Assisting children with dressing/undressing.
  • Toileting children.
  • Assisting children with feeding.
  • Assisting children with personal care (e.g. washing hands and face).
  • Displaying children’s work.
  • Assisting the professional staff (conductors), and children, during programmes of study as relevant.
  • Supervising children during CE programmes to ensure safety
  • Helping children when arriving and leaving school.
  • Accompanying staff/children on school trips.
  • Undertaking any other duties that may reasonably be required.

 

Where you’ll work

CANNON HILL HOUSE

14 RUSSELL ROAD

MOSELEY

BIRMINGHAM

B13 8RD

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

LET ME PLAY 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

    Work towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/remote). 

    Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)

    Requirements

    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
    • Analytical skills
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental

    About this company

    NICE, Centre for Movement Disorders is a charity that provides services for children's and adults with movement disorders. As part of that service we have an independent school for children. This school caters for children with physical disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy.

    After this apprenticeship

    Full-time role to be considered completion of the apprenticeship. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LET ME PLAY LIMITED

    Owen MacKinnon

    owen.mackinnon@lmpeducation.org

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279831.

    Apply now

    Closes in 28 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

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