Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Oulton Broad Primary School
Lowestoft, NR32 3JX
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 6 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 February 2025
Contents
Summary
This role is a great opportunity to learn and develop and begin a career working in the Education sector at Oulton Broad Primary School assisting in creating a happy, safe, secure and stimulating environment for the development of the children in our school.
- Wage
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£9,984 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Wage rises to National Minimum Wage after 12 months.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday,
08:30 - 15:30
30 hours per week total.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 7 March
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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2
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 individual/groups of children
- Follow instructions from Teachers/Deputy Manager
- Support personal & social needs of pupils
- Prepare classroom as directed for lessons & clear afterwards
- Assist with the displays of pupil’s work
- Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour
- Provide clerical/admin support such as photocopying/filing/typing etc
- Support pupils to understand instructions
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
Where you’ll work
Christmas Lane
Oulton Broad
Lowestoft
NR32 3JX
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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 standard
- 20% off the job training
- Tutor supported via online platform
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
Oulton broad Primary School is an outstanding primary school. We currently have 374 pupils on roll ranging from 4 to 11 years old. Our children’s best interests are always our first priority and we enjoy spending our days with them. We aim to compliment this level of care with the highest possible standards of teaching and learning.
After this apprenticeship
Permanent role considered on completion of the apprenticeship.
Level 4 and 5 Teaching Assistant courses at LMP Education available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
louise.mcmeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000301801.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 6 March at 11:59pm)
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