Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Powell's C of E Primary School
Cirencester, GL7 2DJ
Closes in 15 days (Monday 6 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 December 2024
Contents
Summary
An opportunity to work alongside children in a school environment supporting them in their learning and nurturing them so that they enjoy their learning and achieve well.
- Annual wage
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£17,323 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
This will be pro rated for term time only (39 weeks)
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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27.5 hours a week teaching assistant.
5 hours a week lunchtime supervision.
8.30am - 3.30pm, Monday - Friday.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 20 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
- Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement
- Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils
- Collaborate and work with colleagues
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’ well-being by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and our school’s child protection policy
- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
- Demonstrate positive attitudes, values and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community
Where you’ll work
Powell's C of E Primary School
Gloucester Street
Cirencester
GL7 2DJ
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
CIRENCESTER 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
- Whilst the majority of training will take place at the school, there will be attendance required at College fortnightly on a Friday morning.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade 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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- ability to multi-task
Other requirements
Cirencester College reserves the right to close this vacancy before the stated deadline once sufficient applications have been received
About this company
We are a school with a rich history and an exciting future. We are totally committed to ensuring that learning is exceptional for everyone within our community. This is based upon the care that we all feel towards each other, rooted in our Christian faith. We provide as many opportunities for children as we can. Through a rich, varied and vibrant curriculum, children are able to flourish in areas that they already enjoy as well as encountering new experiences to spark their inquisitive minds. We ensure that every day is a learning adventure, for children to explore both within the school curriculum and through a raft of extra-curricular clubs. At Powell's our drive is to equip children with the knowledge, skills and understanding that they will need to thrive both now and in the future. This means that we have the highest expectations for everyone. All children are expected to reach their potential and we believe that this is achieved through them being developed as independent lifelong learners who have fun whilst learning. Equally, the care and respect that they show for themselves, and others, is of prime importance.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is the possibility of a future role as a teaching assistant within the school.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CIRENCESTER COLLEGE
Kate Tingle
kate.tingle@cirencester.ac.uk
01285626168
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292763.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Monday 6 January at 11:59pm)
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