Teaching Assistant Apprentice
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EN
Closes in 20 days (Friday 28 February at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 February 2025
Contents
Summary
St Helen Auckland are looking for an apprentice TA to contribute to the delivery of the national curriculum and provide support for pupils, the teacher and the school in order to raise standards of achievement for all. You will work collaboratively with teaching staff in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.
- Wage
- £11,648 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 17 March
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
St Helen Auckland are looking an apprentice teaching assistant to join their team to contribute to encourage pupils to become independent learners, to provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support for Pupils, Teachers and the Curriculum
- Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher, differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit the needs of individual pupils;
- Be aware of and work within school policies and procedures;
- Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the teacher;
- Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher;
- Plan and evaluate specialist learning activities with the teacher, including writing reports and records and providing focussed personalised provision as required;
- Select and adapt appropriate resources/methods to facilitate agreed learning activities;
- Maintain a clean, safe and tidy learning environment:
- Ongoing guidance and support of pupils in their social development and their emotional well-being, reporting problems to the appropriate person;
- Supply specialist support with direction and guidance from teaching staff, allowing pupils to access the curriculum and participate fully in school activities.
- Under the guidance of a teacher support the role of parents/carers, in pupils’ learning and contribute to meetings with parents/carers to provide constructive feedback on pupil progress/achievement.
- Contribute to the development of policies and procedures
Teaching Assistants are expected to undertake at least one of the following:
- Provide specialist support to pupils with learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties (SEND);
- Provide specialist support to pupils where English is not their first language;
- Provide specialist support to gifted and talented pupils;
- Provide specialist support to all pupils in a particular learning area (e.g. ICT, literacy, numeracy, National Curriculum subject).
Where you’ll work
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Manor Road
St Helen Auckland
Bishop Auckland
DL14 9EN
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
EAST DURHAM 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
- The successful candidate will complete Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.
- This will be delivered with one day in college per month and a tutor visiting in the workplace once a month.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 GCSE's including English & Maths (grade 4 / C and 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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Staff must demonstrate specialist skills relevant to their role in; • Establish and maintain relationships with families, carers and other professionals, e.g. speech therapists; • Provide short term cover of classes on a regular timetabled basis planned by the teacher. The normal expectation on a weekly basis would be to cover half a day per week and could also provide cover on a non-timetabled basis, usually within own class; • Supervise the work and development of other classroom staff as appropriate: • Be responsible for the preparation, maintenance and monitoring of stocks of materials and resources; • Invigilate examinations and tests; • Accompany teaching staff and take responsibility for pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required; • Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes but not as a Supervisory Assistant; • Prepare and present displays; • Supervise individuals and groups of pupils throughout the day, including supervision in the classroom, playground and dining areas; • Assist pupils with eating, dressing and hygiene, as required, whilst encouraging independence; • Provide pastoral care to children • Provide basic first aid, if appropriate, ensuring timely referral to health service in emergency situations; • May be asked to administer medications subject to agreement and in line with school policy; • Support pupils to develop their skills of independence, resilience and confidence; • Contribute to the development and implementation of support plans including IEP’s and EHC’s., including attendance at, and contribution to, reviews as required; • Work with pupils not working to the normal timetable. • Support the use of ICT in the curriculum Support for the School • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person; • Show a duty of care to pupils and staff and take appropriate action to comply with health and safety requirements at all times; • Be aware of and support difference and ensure that all pupils have access to opportunities to learn and develop; • Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school; • Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team. • Appreciate and support the role of other professionals; • Attend relevant meetings as required; • Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required; • Demonstrate and promote commitment to equal opportunities and to the elimination of behaviour and practices that could be discriminatory. The above is not exhaustive and the post holder will be expected to undertake any duties which may reasonably fall within the level of responsibility and the competence of the post as directed by the Head Teacher.
About this company
We are a school that actively promotes respect as a key part of our ethos. We aim to instil in all our school community the values of hard work, perseverance and care.To support this we teach the important life skills of: Resilience – being absorbed, managing our distractions, noticing situations and perseverance Resourcefulness – questioning, making links, imagining, reasoning and capitalising Reflectiveness – planning, revising, using information and skills, knowing our preferred learning styles Reciprocity – interdependence (knowing when to work together and when to work alone), Collaboration, empathy and listening and imitation We also adhere to the following rules in school and regularly teach children what this looks like and feels like in practise: We care for our school We care for each other We always to our best St Helen Auckland Community Primary School has high expectations of everyone both academically and socially, we value and promote good role models and children are expected to have a strong voice within school helping us to make important decisions as well as holding a number of responsible jobs on a day to day basis.
After this apprenticeship
- For the right candidate there is a possibility of permanent employment and going on to complete further qualifications.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
Emma Norbury
emma.norbury@eastdurham.ac.uk
01915185587
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000302018.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 28 February at 11:59pm)
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