Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Bridgtown Primary School
Cannock, WS11 0AZ
Closes in 9 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 October 2024
Contents
Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice to work for Bridgtown Primary School within a busy school environment. To work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher. Provide specific support to the teacher in the care of pupils and management of the classroom.
- Annual wage
- £12,313.60 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.30am-4.30pm and Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm.This includes 30 minutes of unpaid lunch.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Sunday 1 December
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Supporting the pupils by providing pastoral support within the school environment
- Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters
- Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teacher
- To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils
- Provide general support to pupils ensuring their safety
- Accompanying teaching staff and pupil on visits and trips out of school
- Supporting the teacher by providing structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers
- Support the teacher in the development and implantation of individual education/behaviour plans
- Assist the teacher with the planning of learning activities
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers and pupils achievement, progress, and problems
- Supporting the curriculum
- Supporting the school by promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children you are responsible for
- Ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
Where you’ll work
North Street
Cannock
WS11 0AZ
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
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills, if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Math's (grade 4 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Candidates will need to pass a DBS check to start the role. Candidates will be required to attend day release at either Cannock or Tamworth Campus. Applicants must be aware that they will be required to attend an Information Advice and Guidance session at one of our Campuses (Tamworth, Lichfield, Cannock Chase Skills and Innovation Centre, or Rodbaston) in order to progress further in this vacancy. During the session, candidates must complete baseline assessments and will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding the qualification. Interview date - 15th November 2024 (AM) For the interview, please bring a reading book suitable for Year 3 pupils as you will be expected to read to a group of Year 3 children. This will be followed by an informal chat.
About this company
At Bridgtown we acknowledge the uniqueness of all children, their ability to be creative and challenged, to celebrate their diversity, interests, cultures, and talents. We have high expectations and challenge them to be confident, happy and reach their full potential. We aim to provide a secure, happy and welcoming learning environment that is inclusive of all pupils. We encourage children and their parents to take part, to be active, to take responsibility and contribute to the school community and work in partnership with us to help the children to achieve their goals. We believe in doing our best and having the courage to take risks and celebrate our success which will enable us to become successful and confident learners. We seek to meet our aims with a "Bridgtown Smile". This reflects our positive attitude to life, learning and relationships and is an important part of the ethos of the school. We see our school reflecting a society where the individuals, whatever their age or status act responsibly towards each other, praise each other, care for each other and act with a high degree of individual responsibility. We see our school as an inclusive community in which all members are valued.
After this apprenticeship
- To be decided upon completion of apprenticeship
- Potential employment within the sector
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
PTP Recruits
ptprecruits@ptp-training.co.uk
01922651100
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282022.
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Closes in 9 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
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