As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will be working in Foundation stage supported by a highly staffed and very supportive team of two teachers and five LSAs. You will promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion, plus more.
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
The Learning Support Assistant will:
- Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the
curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement
Teaching and learning:
- Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by
adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase
achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special
educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils
in learning, enrichment and extracurricular activities
- Support the teaching of a broad and ambitious curriculum aimed at pupils
achieving their full potential in all areas of learning
- Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the
school’s policy and procedures
- Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils,
managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
- Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a
stimulating and safe learning environment
- Observe pupil performance and pass observations on to the class teacher
- Supervise a class if the teacher is temporarily unavailable
- Use ICT skills to support pupils’ learning
- Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher
Planning:
- Contribute to recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as
appropriate to the level of the role
- Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons, if available
- Prepare the classroom for lessons
Working with staff, parents/carers and relevant professionals:
- Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils, and with parents
and carers under the direction of the class teacher
- Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff
and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision
making can take place on intervention and provision
- Contribute to meetings with parents and carers by providing feedback on pupil
progress, attainment and barriers to learning, as directed by teachers
- With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of
performance and progress, or concerns they may have about the pupils they work
with
- Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom
teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and
beyond the school
- Develop effective professional effective assessment and planning by supporting
the monitoring, relationships with colleagues
Health and safety:
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’
wellbeing by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education
(KCSIE) and our school’s child protection policy
- Look after children who are upset or have had accidents
- Report any Health and Safety concerns to the appropriate person in school