Spa Education Trust - Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
London, SE1 5RN
Closes in 22 days (Friday 13 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 November 2024
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Summary
Spa Education Trust runs 2 special schools for pupils with autism and learning difficulties. During your time as a Teaching Assistant you will be working under the guidance of the Class Teacher in the performance of all general duties associated with assisting pupils within the classroom setting.
- Annual wage
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£12,812.80 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Automatic pay increase after one year on programme for 19+ year olds
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8:30AM - 3:45PM (Later finishes on Monday 4:45PM).
38 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 1 January
- 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
- Helping with supervision of academic work such as reading, writing and number work
- Reading and telling stories
- Assisting with craftwork and activities within the classroom
- General cleaning up and practical classroom organisation. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area under the guidance of teaching staff
- Contribute to the overall vision and values of the school
- To work cooperatively as a part of a team for the benefit of the pupils in the class
- To be fully aware and understand the duties and responsibilities outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education in relation to child protection and safeguarding children and young people
- Prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards, ensuring materials and equipment are clean, in working order and safely stored
- To provide support for pupils’ emotional and social development by encouraging and modelling positive behaviour
- Encourage pupils to act independently where appropriate
- To provide communication support using modes of communication appropriate to the individual needs of the pupils
Essential skills:
- Achieve GCSE grade C/4 or above in English & Maths
- Basic Numeracy Skills & Literacy Skills
- At least 1 years experience of working effectively in a learning / child care setting
Desired skills:
- Willingness to undertake various training to effectively support pupils with SEN
- Understanding of how different children develop and learn and the experience to identify and apply appropriate processes to achieve progression
- Childcare Qualification
Personal qualities:
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
- Must be well organised
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and work on own initiative
- Ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude
- Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline
Where you’ll work
Monnow Road
London
SE1 5RN
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
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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 successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship standard qualification.
More training information
Online apprenticeship training supported by our skilled tutors.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Experience with children
- Flexible
- Caring
- SEN experience
Other requirements
Please expect to receive contact from our Inspire ATA Recruitment team, to discuss your application further. Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.
About this company
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Katie Munn
Katie@inspire-ata.co.uk
07752430280
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286914.
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Closes in 22 days (Friday 13 December at 11:59pm)
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