Summary
An exciting opportunity to join a friendly primary school and train as a T A. You will support the class teacher to deliver high-quality lessons and provide interventions to small groups of children. Duties include: delivering planned activities for individuals and groups.
Wage
£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday - term time only (39 weeks a year). Between 8:15am-4:00pm (until 4:45pm on Tuesday).
37 hours a week
Start date
Thursday 1 May 2025
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Working as part of this important team, you will be required to carry out the following duties (the nature of the Academy Year requires some tasks to be done regularly whilst others annually):
* Deliver planned activities for individuals and groups to allocated pupils, in small groups or individually, differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit individual need (under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher)
* Plan and evaluate specialist learning activities, prepare reports and records for the teacher
* Promote outstanding pupil behaviour for learning and support social and emotional well-being, reporting any problems to the teacher and/or child
* Protection Lead (as appropriate and in line with school policies
* Promote and support the role of parent/carers in pupils’ learning and enabling constructive information sharing about progress and achievement
Where you’ll work
Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy,
Riber Drive
Chellaston
Derby
DE73 6WS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
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
* You will work towards the completion of a Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Level 3
* Functional Skills in English and maths if required
Training will be delivered face to face, online and through webinars. The school will provide in-house training.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English and Maths (grade Grade C/ 4, or above)
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
* Number skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
As an employer committed to supporting pathways into education, we are always happy to receive informal enquiries - please don't hesitate to get in touch with the team.