Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Wincanton Primary School
Wincanton Primary School
Somerset, BA9 9EL
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 30 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 January 2025
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Summary
To assist in the development and implementation of a programme of work and in the provision of a stable, caring and supportive learning environment, which enables pupils to achieve their full learning potential and facilitates their social and moral development. This may be working with pupils either individually or in groups.
- Annual wage
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£10,117.12 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
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
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Shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 08:40 - 12:15, 12:15 - 12:45 and 13:15 - 15:15.
30 hours 24 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 24 February
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Learning Support Assistant:
Under the guidance and direction of the teacher:
- Develop, maintain and apply knowledge and understanding of pupils’ general and specific learning needs to ensure that support is given to them at an appropriate level
Learning support is delivered individually and in groups through a range of tasks, mainly:
- Supporting and directing literacy and numeracy tasks, clarifying and explaining instructions
- Focus support in areas needing improvement, both academic and social
- Work with and support pupils to ensure they are able to use ICT and other specialist equipment to enhance their learning
- Motivate and encourage pupils to concentrate on and fulfil the tasks set
- Undertake learning activities with pupils of varying abilities to ensure differentiation and access to the curriculum
- Seek to ensure the promotion and reinforcement of pupil’s self esteem, appropriate levels of effort and behaviour and to guide pupils to become independent learners
- Contribute to the assessment of pupils’ learning, in particular with regard to Literacy, Numeracy, Science and ICT skills
- Contribute to the implementation of the National Curriculum and specific individual pupil targets
- Assist in the development, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of work
- To upkeep data files, catalogue resources, maintain inventories, photocopy, and use ICT systems for administration and educational purposes
- Contribute to and assist in the development and monitoring of systems for review and recording of pupils’ progress
- Assist in the preparation, organisation and maintenance of classrooms and their equipment, including assistance with and creation of displays, make basic visual aids, art and craft materials, mount and display pupils work
- Assist teachers in timetabling of lessons and curriculum as required
- Assist in the preparation for educational visits, and where appropriate accompany pupils
- To support office/teaching staff by performing some administrative duties
- Attend and contribute to school staff meetings and in-service training events, within contracted hours or outside normal hours by agreement
- Supervise pupils using cloakrooms and toilet facilities. Supervise pupils in playgrounds and when entering and leaving using school transport
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Assist in the supervision of Standard Assessment Tasks and tests / assessments as directed
This role may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Where you’ll work
Wincanton Primary School
Station Road
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9EL
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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
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
Wincanton Primary has space to learn. The varied and multi-functional spaces around the school facilitate our learning, be it the classroom, playground, pond area, playing field or forest area; they all help us to grow socially and academically. Testing theories and finding solutions to the many problems presented to our children. Our curriculum is designed to inspire and provoke curiosity, which in turn motivates and leads children to become independent and inquisitive in their learning about the world around them.
https://www.wincantonprimaryschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Possibility of employment subject to funding at the end 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 VAC1000296617.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 30 January at 11:59pm)
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