Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Summary

During the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship you will be supporting teachers in the classroom, assisting them to enhance pupils’ learning and personal development. You will work towards your L3 Teaching Assistant qualification by assisting in a range of duties relevant to your studies, you will also be set aside time to complete your learning.

Annual wage: £11,410 a year
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Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday (Term Time only) 8:40am to 3:15pm
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 23 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

Attend to pupils’ needs, including social, emotional, health, and welfare matters.
Under the direction of the class teacher support pupils’ learning using strategies appropriate to the needs of the pupils and provide modified resources as required.
Monitor pupils’ responses to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modify or adapt the activities as agreed with the teacher to achieve the intended learning outcomes.
Support pupils to access the wider curriculum, e.g. through the use of ICT or assistive technology.
Work towards developing pupils’ independence in learning and self-care needs.
Support pupils’ at lunch and break times as necessary and encourage safe, interactive play.

Where you’ll work

SYMN LANE

WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE

GLOS

GL12 7BD

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

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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

Your training will take place in school with a college assessor visit every 4 - 6 weeks.

More training information

The course will be delivered by Gloucestershire College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
Maths (grade 9-4 or 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Working with children
Enthusiastic
Flexible and cooperative

Other requirements

Please note Wotton-under-Edge is in a rural location with minimal public transport so transport may be required if not local

About this company

We are a thriving school priding ourselves on being a school in and of our community, where the children are placed firmly at the heart of everything that we do. Our vision is "future readiness", which means that we aim to empower children as learners and individuals to be prepared for their future lives. We are proud of the high standards that we set and of the fun and enthusiasm that children show each and every day.

https://www.bluecoatprimary.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The Teaching Assisant Apprentiship enables you to gain a qualification whilst also gaining practical skills working in an education environment with children. As well as leading to working as a qualfied Teaching Assisant in schools, apprentices may progress to higher level teaching assistant roles and specialist teaching assistant roles.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL

Jo Phillips

sbm@bluecoat.gloucs.sch.uk

01453 525020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292270.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 6 January at 11:59pm)

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