Apprentice Teaching Assistant (St Giles Spencer Academy)

Summary

We are a world class primary (5-11) special school, working in Derby with a range of pupils and needs in our school. Our school has a family feel by supporting each other and this is a great opportunity for an apprentice to join our fantastic team and develop their own knowledge and confidence by supporting the class teacher to enhance learning.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 8.15am - 4.30pm, Thursday 8.15am - 3.45pm, Friday, 8.15am - 3.30pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 30 January
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Working closely in a class team to support the teaching and learning and needs of the pupils
Promoting our CiC drivers in the classroom by accessing the community, encouraging pupil's independence and ensuring they develop their communication
After time, support and training to be creative in your thinking to help the class by making resources, ideas for the provision and adapting teaching to ensure pupils stay engaged
Supporting the teacher with the daily uploading of photos and striving for a world class environment for our pupils
Our staff will say that no 2 days are ever the same and that is why they love working at St Giles!

Where you’ll work

St Giles Spencer Academy

Hampshire Road, Derby

DE21 6BT

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

THE SPENCER ACADEMIES 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

Apprentices will achieve a Level 3 Teaching Assistant and will receive off the job training through a blended learning package.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade Grade 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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

The Spencer Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools across the East Midlands, and with a strategic focus on Nottingham and Derby.

After this apprenticeship

At St Giles, we love to grow our own staff. We have had a lot of apprentices over the last few years who have become a teaching assistant within our school once their apprenticeship has finished and then some have developed further in becoming a HLTA (higher level teaching assistant) which involves running their own interventions and covering teachers.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST

Sarah Kelly

skelly@spencertrust.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290378.

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Closes on Tuesday 30 December

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