Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Woolavington Village Primary School
Bridgwater, TA7 8EA
Closes today at 11:59pm
Posted on 5 November 2024
Contents
Summary
Woolavington Village Primary School is at the heart of the local community, providing wrap around education for children from 4 to 11 years. We have an exciting vacancy for a Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our experienced and dedicated team.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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This is a term time only position, hours to be confirmed, day of work will be Monday to Friday.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 6 January
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
The main duties of the role will be 1:1 support for a student with special educational needs but will also involve the following:
- Supporting the class teacher in providing a nurturing learning environment for the children
- Supporting small group interventions
- Preparing the classroom and resources ready for lessons
- Helping children who need extra support to complete tasks
- Helping teachers to plan learning activities and complete records
- Supporting teachers in managing class behaviour
Where you’ll work
Woolavington Primary School
Higher Road
Woolavington
Bridgwater
TA7 8EA
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
STRODE 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 Teaching assistant apprenticeship will lead to completion of a full level 3 apprenticeship standard.
You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship by a dedicated mentor as well as attending Strode College one day a week.
Functional skills will be supported if required.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Please consider how you would travel to and from work given the rural location of the school.
About this company
Woolavington Village Primary School is a small, friendly and ambitious school in the heart of Woolavington Village.
https://www.woolavingtonvillageprimaryschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
You will be a fully qualified Teaching Assistant and have the opportunity to further your study or continue as a Teaching Assistant.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STRODE COLLEGE
Lyndsey Bath
lbath@strode-college.ac.uk
01458 844681
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285475.
Apply now
Closes today at 11:59pm
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