What you will do in your working day
During your time as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will undertake education support duties and assist the class teacher in the day-to-day needs of the pupils in their care, to enable the teacher to implement the curriculum and respond to the pupils’ needs. Your day-to-day duties will include:
* Responsible, as a member of staff, for promoting and developing a positive culture and to ensure that diversity within the Academy community is recognised and respected
* Contribute to the development of the Academy’s vision, values and aims and to abide by agreed professional behaviours and attitudes
* Assist with and implement, under the guidance of appropriate professional staff, individual support for identified students, including those with EHCPs
* Be the key worker for a group of identified students meeting regularly with the students to help resolve issues that are preventing them from learning and keeping parents and careers
up to date
* Contribute to the creation and review of Student Profiles, EHCPs, Behaviour Plans, etc.
* Support teachers with planning, delivery and evaluation of differentiated and varied teaching activities
* Contribute towards resourcing learning areas by making and adapting resources as necessary for identified students
* Work with small groups of students when this is part of the overall strategy for meeting the needs of the individual student
* Work with individual students, or groups of students, on specified literacy and numeracy support programmes
* Observe student performance and liaise with subject teachers on effective support strategies
* Keep records for the students you support
* Liaise with teachers and other professional staff for planning, review, monitoring purposes
* Assist with the review of Profiles and EHCP annual reviews, under the direction of the SENCo.
* Support students with Access Arrangements in Academy and public examinations tests as required
* Contribute to Academic Review days as required.
Essential skills:
* Achieved GCSE grade C/4 or above in English & Maths
Desired skills:
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Non-judgemental
* Patience
Personal qualities:
* Enthusiastic, and have an interest in working with children
* A team player
* Reliable, committed, and punctual
* Professional, organised, and attention to detail
* Confidence in your own ability to want to learn and develop
The training you will be getting
16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote).
Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 8th best UK training provider).
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
Level 3 qualification and secure a permanent position.