Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Summary

Providing learning and wellbeing support for pupils, recognising and responding to individual needs and supporting students to achieve in a remarkable learning environment Contribute to a culture of relentless improvement, where feedback is a gift Be accountable to and carry out any reasonable request from the Headteacher / Line Manager.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, term time only.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 11 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

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Establish constructive and positive relationships with pupils
Support pupils with access to learning and activities, providing guidance and ensuring physical, social, emotional, and intellectual
development
Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans and/or Personal Care Programmes
Administer routine tests and invigilate exams within the department
Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to
take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Assist with the planning of learning activities.
Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
Assist with the supervision of pupils with SEN out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunch and break times.
Prepare, maintain, and use resources to meet relevant learning objectives
Promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour maintaining a purposeful and supportive learning environment
Deal promptly with incidents and concerns, reporting where appropriate in line with school policy
Provide administrative and organisational support for the teacher / department
Maintain accurate records using relevant systems in line with policy and records management procedures
Attend meetings and undertake duties as required in line with school calendar, sharing expertise and supporting others
Contribute to the development of systems and procedures in the department, support the life of the school and work within the
overall aims and objectives of the school

Where you’ll work

Beckfoot Thornton

Leaventhorpe Lane

Thornton

Bradford

BD13 3BH

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

BRADFORD COLLEGE

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

Apprentice will be in school 5 days per week
Skills coach will come in to school every 4-6 weeks and conduct observations, feedback sessions and training where appropriate
All assignments will be uploaded to our CRM system, Aptem

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Please be aware this is a secondary school setting. You must be resilient, reliable and have a sense of humour! Please ensure you are able to commute easily both to and from school.

About this company

Beckfoot Thornton are completely aligned with the Beckfoot Trust mission of ‘creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind’. It is all our responsibility to ensure we provide the highest quality of education for all students, regardless of their background. We achieve this by providing all students with an ambitious curriculum to not only succeed academically, but also to build their cultural capital and develop the character to live their best lives.

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

After this apprenticeship

Potential for a permenent position within school upon successful completion of apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BRADFORD COLLEGE

Philippa Yates

p.yates@bradfordcollege.ac.uk

01274 728316

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280303.

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