KS1 Teaching Assistant Apprentice with a focus on SEN

Summary

The role of an Apprentice Teaching Assistant will require you to assist with the quality of teaching and learning within KS1 of our school. You will need to provide support to children with Special Educational Needs and be able to facilitate their learning requirements.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 25 November
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Provide support to children with Special Educational Needs
Provide attentive and nurturing care to children in a school setting, ensuring their safety and well-being
Supervise children during playtime, meals, and rest periods, maintaining a secure and stimulating environment
Assist in the implementation of age-appropriate educational activities and learning experiences
Follow established curriculum guidelines, fostering the development of key skills, social interaction, and creativity among KS1 children
Maintain open and effective communication with parents or guardians, sharing information about a child's daily activities, progress, and any concerns that may arise
Collaborate with parents to address specific needs or challenges and provide a supportive link between home and school.

Where you’ll work

St Paul's C of E VA Primary School

The Common, Chipperfield

Kings Langley

Hertfordshire

WD4 9BS

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

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.

Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).

Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.

Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.

Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.

Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.

Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.

Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.

Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.

Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.

Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.

Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.

Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.

Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.

Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.

Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.

Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.

Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.

Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.

Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.

Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

You will study for a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification with our chosen training provider.
You must make excellent progress with the apprenticeship and complete any tasks and assignments on time and to a high standard.
You must record off-the-job training on a weekly basis.
You must maintain regular contact with your tutor and attend all review sessions.
You must complete the enrolment process of the apprenticeship in a timely manner.
You will complete your studies alongside employment, there is no requirement for day release.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

- The role will include working with children with special education needs, including those who have EHCPs. Full training and support is offered to all staff to build confidence and knowledge. - The role will also include a daily lunchtime duty.

About this company

At our school, we are a community. We are driven to ensure that all with in our community experience kindness, respect, warmth, safety, inclusivity and learning that will not only be engaging and stimulating but also life-long. We are welcoming and supportive school and this extends beyond our pupils to our parents and families and into our local community. We recognise the crucial role that parents have to play in the education of their children; learning is at its best when there are strong partnerships between home and school. Parents are invited to assemblies, open mornings and a variety of meetings, as well as coming in to read and help with other activities.

https://www.stpauls909.herts.sch.uk/welcome/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The aim of the apprenticeships are to offer ongoing, successful careers within our school which may lead to routes into teaching in the future.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Jenna Chambers

jenna.chambers@education-and-skills.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281984.

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Closes in 12 days (Monday 11 November at 11:59pm)

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