Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Westover Green Community School & Autism Centre, Bridgwater

FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Somerset (TA6 7HB)

Closes in 9 days (Friday 21 March at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 March 2025

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Summary

Under the supervision of the class teacher and/or SENCO, to undertake a range of directed activities to support the educational and development needs of pupils. This will involve in assisting teachers with the organisation and maintenance of classroom resources and to contribute to the supervision and welfare of pupils throughout the school.

Wage
£12,268.75 a year

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This role is term time only and therefore the advertised salary is pro-rata based on the term-time only nature of this role.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:45am - 3:30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak. Term time only.

31 hours 15 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 April

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

Principle Accountabilities

  • Supervise and support pupils’ ensuring their safety and access to learning
  • Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans
  • Establish constructive working relationships with pupils, setting high expectations and acting as a role model
  • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
  • Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
  • Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
  • Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
  • Employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance
  • Provide feedback to teachers/pupils in relation to progress and achievement
  • Supervise majority of the class when the class teacher is working with a specific group of children
  • Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment.
  • Work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate
  • Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses t learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
  • Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
  • Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, or as directed
  • Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate exams/tests
  • Provide general administrative support e.g. produce worksheets for agreed activities, classroom displays of work etc.
  • Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills and feeding back to the teacher, as appropriate
  • Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
  • Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources
  • Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils
  • Undertake planned supervision of pupils’ out of normal lesson times, including lunchtimes
  • Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities

Data Protection and Safeguarding

  • The post-holder will work within the requirements of Data Protection at all times
  • The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the protection of children and young people, as appropriate, in accordance with any agreed policies and/or guidelines, reporting any issues or concerns to their immediate line manager
  • The post-holder will understand their responsibilities in relation to Safeguarding and child protection and undertake required training
  • An Enhanced Disclosure with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be undertaken before an appointment can be confirmed.

General

  • The post-holder will be committed to continual professional development and undertake any appropriate training provided by the Trust, to assist them in carrying out any of the above duties.
    • The post-holder will be required to promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the work place
  • Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school and wider Trust
  • Attend and participate in regular meetings, as required

Where you’ll work

Westover Green Community School & Autism Centre
Westover Green
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7HB

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

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

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

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • maths (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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.

About this company

Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre is a large, busy primary school in the historic Somerset town of Bridgwater. We are near to the town centre and adjacent to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Our school is organised across 14 classes - 2 classes for each year group from Reception (Early Years Foundation Stage - EYFS) to Year 6 and we have a 2 classroom specialist provision for 15 learners with a diagnosis of autism.

https://www.westovergreenschool.org.uk/Vacancies/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There is potential for a contracted position at the school upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

SS&L the training provider: Philippa Bancroft

pbancroft@sslcic.co.uk

07917 923622

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307962.

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Closes in 9 days (Friday 21 March at 11:59pm)

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