Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Closes in 16 days (Saturday 7 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 November 2024
Contents
Summary
To raise standards and achievement for identified students on the Special Educational Needs register, including those in underachieving groups, by using advanced levels of knowledge and skills when planning, delivering and monitoring in-class and intervention support.
- Annual wage
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£15,287 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
This is working Term Time only – 39 weeks a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Term Time only.
Number of Hours: 27 hours per week .
Lunch break length: 20 minutes unpaid lunch break .
Start Time: 09:00.
Finish Time: 15:00.
27 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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2
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
- Work with individuals and small groups both inside and outside the classroom, which involves both delivering subject interventions for 1:1 or small groups and supporting the delivery of lessons across subject departments as required
- Plan with and support classroom teachers to motivate and progress students’ learning by developing and promoting appropriate strategies and resources to support them in reaching their targets
- Encourage students to be positive, confident and independent learners through differentiation and support provided
- Be the key worker for specific students as required, to give guidance and support so that they make appropriate progress
- Carry out other duties relating to the core purpose of this job specification as required
Where you’ll work
Matthew Arnold School Arnolds Way
Oxford
OX2 9JE
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
ACTIVATE LEARNING
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
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 4 X Assorted (grade C Minimum (4+))
- English Literature/Language (grade C or above (4+))
- Mathematics (grade C or above (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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Good written/verbal skills
Other requirements
For this position all staff will have to undergo a DBS check as a requirement of the role to hold an Enhance DBS Certificate.
About this company
Secondary School – Teaching ages 11-18
http://www.maschool.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Plus 5.64 weeks holiday pay Plus LGPS pension Cycle to work scheme available
After this apprenticeship
Yes opportunities available dependant on funding, further studies and qualifications as well as on the job training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Matthew Arnold School
HR
hrwest@acertrust.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288248.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Saturday 7 December at 11:59pm)
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