Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Limehurst Academy
Leicestershire, LE11 1NH
Closes in 3 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 November 2024
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Summary
Limehurst Academy are looking for a teaching assistant apprentice to provide high quality support to enable students with additional needs to make outstanding progress in their learning and to play a full and active part in the life of the school.
- Annual wage
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£10,816 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
The above salary is full time, this role is TERM TIME ONLY, the actual salary is £9,276.80.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 3.30pm.
32 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 6 January
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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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
- To work collaboratively with colleagues as part of a professional team, in particular the class teacher, the SENDCO and other Teaching Assistants; working at all times within the school’s policies and procedures
- To support those students who have additional needs in the classroom
- To promote and support the inclusion of all students in the learning activities in which they are involved
- To promote the development of students’ self-esteem, emotional resilience and independence
- To establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- To provide support in line with students’ access arrangements for formal examinations
- If required, to provide support to students during the unstructured times of the school day
- To assist with the maintenance of student record-keeping systems, including recording agreed updates to individual learning and support plans
- To attend staff meetings, participate in performance management arrangements and undertake training and development activities
Where you’ll work
Bridge Street
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 1NH
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
LOUGHBOROUGH 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.
- 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
Qualification:
- Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Teaching Assistant
- Functional Skills Level 2 in English and maths (if required)
Delivery Method
- Every other week (Friday PM)
- Online portfolio to update with learning and development completed onsite
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
- Attendance to Loughborough College for Functional Skills (if required)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English and Maths (grade C/4 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
We are a multicultural 11-16 school, proud to serve the centre of Loughborough. The school was judged as Good by Ofsted in April 2022, with inspectors praising student conduct as being exemplary. We strive to be a happy and successful school, and we actively promote positive choices and having a can-do attitude.
https://www.limehurst.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employee benefits programme Access to wellbeing package
After this apprenticeship
Teaching Assistant.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Sophia Cleaver
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286743.
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Closes in 3 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)
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