Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Grand Avenue Primary School
Surbiton, KT5 9HU
Closes on Tuesday 14 January
Posted on 14 November 2024
Contents
Summary
Working under the guidance of SLT (Senior Leadership Team) and colleagues, in order to support and extend the children’s learning.
- Annual wage
- £11,980.80 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 36 hours per week
36 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 28 January
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
Provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils resources and the classroom
● Contribute to the management of pupils' behaviour and reinforcing agreed policies and procedures whilst being an effective role model for pupil behaviour
● Enable access to learning for all pupils and help to encourage children’s development, independence, self-reliance, initiative and problem-solving skills.
● Deliver work, care or support programmes to individual pupils or groups, including those with special educational needs
● Support in the development of other key skills which aid pupils’ learning, e.g. Numeracy, Literacy
● Help translate tasks at pupil level by restructuring them into achievable steps
● Observing children’s activities and contributing to their written records.
● Take appropriate action related to any problems or emergencies that occur during the sessions in accordance with the School’s policies and procedures
● Provide admin and general organisation support when required to do so
● Recognise confidentiality, safeguarding procedures, H & S and the policies of the Governing Body
Where you’ll work
52 Grand Avenue
Surbiton
KT5 9HU
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
ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
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
You'll be working towards a Level 3 Teaching assistant apprenticeship standard.
The training will take place at home, the workplace or Twickenham Training Centre.
This will be one day a week
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
About this company
Primary School located in Surbiton
After this apprenticeship
This can lead to a full time teaching assistant, a teacher or a learning support assistant role for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
way2work@achievingforchildren.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287594.
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Closes on Tuesday 14 January
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