Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (Early Years)

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an apprentice with a passion for Early Years to join the team in our Ofsted graded ‘Outstanding’ EYFS setting. This role would be a great chance to start or to develop your career within Early Years. Early years educators are crucial in helping children develop before starting school.

Annual wage

Competitive

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Weekly Wage/Hourly Rat £11.79 per hour (NJC pay scale Pt 2)

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday – Friday, term time only between 8:45am and 3:15pm, exact hours will be communicated nearer the time.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 4 December

Duration

1 year 3 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

They plan and run education, lead activities with children under five years old, and make sure they are safe and happy. You will help to provide an engaging and caring environment for children to reach their full potential whilst working towards a Level 3 Qualification.

As an apprentice, you’ll work within our school setting and get hands-on experience. You will gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff. It is a rewarding job where you will get to see children learn and grow.

Support the teacher by:

Working as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
Leading educational activities.
Supporting early language development.
Helping children to engage in a range of learning.
Developing effective relationships with parents and carers.
Observing and assessing children to monitor their progress.
Keeping records of your children’s development and learning journeys.
Ensuring all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted.
Operating a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members.
Supporting the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history.
Supporting children at lunchtimes.
Promoting good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Assisting with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes.
Preparing, maintaining and using equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assisting pupils in their use.

Support the school by:

Being aware of and complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security.
confidentiality and data protection and reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Being aware of and supporting difference and ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Contributing to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
Appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals.
Attending relevant meetings as required.
Participating in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
Assisting with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes as required.
Accompanying teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and taking responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.

Where you’ll work

Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School

School Drive Woolwell

Plymouth

PL6 7JW

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

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST

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.
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

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: PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST.

Your training course: Teaching assistant.

Equal to Level 3 (A level).

Your training plan:
On our 15 month Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship standard, you will work towards the following:

Behaviours, Skills & Knowledge.
Functional Skills in maths and English at level 2 (if not already exempt through prior qualifications).
End-Point Assessment (EPA).
You will have regular visits at the workplace from a designated assessor to observe your progress and competence in the role you are carrying out.

Training will take place one day a month at Home Park.

Apprenticeship standard: Teaching Assistant.

Training provider: Plymouth Argyle Community Trust Home Park, Outland Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3DQ.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4-9 (A*-C))
Math (grade 4-9 (A*-C))

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Good team player. Organised, good communication skills Motivated Be happy to support the Christian ethos of our school.

About this company

Bickleigh Down is a larger than average Church of England Aided Primary school maintained by Devon local authority. The school is situated close to the border between Plymouth and Devon. The school serves a mixed catchment area of Plymouth and South Hams: a mixture of urban and rural environments. Bickleigh has a PAN of sixty and is full or almost full in every year group. The local and wider community hold the school in high esteem and many families choose to move into the catchment area because of the positive feedback we receive. Bickleigh Down is a Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. We are very proud of our Christian ethos which has a marked impact on standards of academic achievement as well as relationships and behaviour. A recent SIAMS inspection in June 2022 judged the school to be ‘Excellent’. This demonstrates the impact of the strong emphasis we put on personal development at Bickleigh Down. A Section 5 inspection in October 2023 judged the school to be ‘Good’ with the EYFS and Leadership and Management being ‘Outstanding’

https://www.bickleighdown.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There may be the potential for full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, for the right candidate.

There will also be support given through the application process if the successful candidate wants to progress into university or gain a full-time school role after completing the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST

Tim Lloyd

tim.scott-lloyd@pafc.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286575.

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