Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Apprenticeship

Carr Hill Community Primary School

Gateshead, NE9 5NB

Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 December)

Posted on 3 December 2024


Summary

Under the guidance of our experienced teachers, the successful candidate will be involved in working with individual children or small groups of children to support education and personal and social development of our pupils.

Annual wage
£12,467.52 a year

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm and 8:30am - 4:00pm on Friday

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 14 January

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

  • Implementing learning activities - working with individual or small groups of pupils
  • Assisting the development of skills that support pupils' learning
    producing and setting up learning resources
  • Assist in pupil supervision when supporting learning
  • Monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs
  • Reporting pupil progress to the teacher
  • Work within the schools’ policies and procedures
  • Working to the apprenticeship framework and completing work in a timely manner
  • Undertaking any of the duties normally associated with a Teaching Assistant to support with your training and development, including supervision duty during breaks and lunchtimes

Where you’ll work

Carr Hill Primary

Carr Hill Road

Gateshead

NE9 5NB

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

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this company

At Carr Hill we aim to provide our pupils with a warm, safe environment where children feel secure and valued as individuals. We believe that teaching and learning should be enjoyable, purposeful and challenging. Through our effective curriculum we aim to equip each child with the key skills they need for life.

https://carrhillprimary.org/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290023.

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Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 December)

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