Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship - Big Creative Academy – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

As an organisation we provide a supportive, developmental environment with a creative and innovative approach to education. Choosing to work for BCA will enable you to be part of a successful organisation that offers a good work-life balance to all employees, including a flexible working approach, and a positive and purposeful working environment.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, Wednesday and Friday, 9.00am to 2.00pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 14 February
Duration: 1 year 4 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 under the guidance/instruction of Special Educational Needs Coordinator & Inclusion Manager to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of EHCP students and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area under the guidance of teaching staff. Our goal is to ensure that we support SEN students to enable them to reach their full potential.

The key focus is to:

Work under the guidance/instruction of Special Educational Needs Coordinator to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and become independent learners
Provide support for their studies and to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of Academy life
Support students on a 1:1 basis or in small groups to ensure their understanding of the curriculum
Keep track of all students with EHCP’s attendance and progress and to maintain appropriate records
Collate and prepare students' information for assessments and inspections

Where you’ll work

38 Clifton Avenue

London

E17 6HL

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

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

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

Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard qualification
Online training supported by our dedicated tutors
Training Provider: LMP Education (Best UK training
provider 2024/2025)
The training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made
available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)

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
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

http://www.inspire-ata.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a permanent role once qualified may be available to right candidate.

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