Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Limehurst Academy

Leicestershire, LE11 1NH

Closes in 3 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 November 2024


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
£10,816 a year

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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
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 3.30pm.

32 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • 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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