Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3

Type: Apprentice
Location: South Glos (BS37 8SZ)

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

Teaching Assistants work in Primary, Special and Secondary education across all age ranges encompassing special educational needs and emotional vulnerabilities. The primary role of the Teaching Assistant is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress. Promoting self-belief, social inclusion and a high self-esteem play an integral part to pupils’ well-being; ensuring pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing, safe environment. It is an active role supporting the learner to access the curriculum. They are good role models, act with honesty and integrity, take part in team meetings; contribute to planning and class activities. Promoting Fundamental British Values through spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and positive behaviours are crucial in contributing to improved pupil progress and development.

Job Description of a Teaching Assistant:

The duties will depend on your experience and training. Generally, you’ll need to:

• Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups
• Make sure that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
• Support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
• Support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour
• Listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
• Guide and monitor pupil progress
• Help with the planning of some lessons
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ progress
• Carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
• Look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset
• Create art displays of pupils’ artwork
• Provide support outside of your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips
• Help with extracurricular activity such as breakfast and after-school clubs, homework club, revision sessions or lunchtime duties
• Supervise other support staff
• Coordinate specific areas of teaching support once you have the right level of experience

Where you’ll work

Abbotswood Primary School
Kelston Close
Yate
South Glos
BS37 8SZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

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What you’ll learn

Your training plan

The apprentice will attend the Filton Campus of SGS College, one day a week during term time which will be on a Tuesday. 

SGS College have embedded the City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools.

We will support apprentices in building their portfolio to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard. On programme learning will be followed by the final End Point Assessment, which includes a practical observation with question and answer, portfolio of evidence submission and a Profession Discussion. Full time apprentices will spend typically 18 months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training.

Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated skills coach who will support them in completing their Portfolio, Certificate and preparing for the End Point Assessment. The Employer, Training Provider and the learner will decide when the learner is ready to enter the Apprenticeship Gateway. The skills coach will help prepare the learner to ensure they are confident to complete all components.

More training information

The skills coach will schedule regular 1:1s and complete progress reviews with the apprentice’s Line Manager/Employer at 8 – 12-week intervals.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 and above)
• Maths (grade 4 and 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
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS). https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role

About this company

We are a Primary school based in Yate, South Glos.

https://www.abbotswoodprimary.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

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