Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Overview

TAs work with and care for children of all ages. They play an integral part in pupils’ well-being, ensuring pupils thrive in a positive environment. TAs will be offered a personalised pathway to develop in up to two specialist areas: Special Educational Needs and Disability, Early Years, Behaviour, English as an Additional Language and Assessment.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students to accomplish their daily goals in a variety of subjects.
• Work with teachers to understand and support assessment.
• Develop effective and informed practice.
• Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children.
• Develop strategies for support, 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 and 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.

Training and Qualifications

• You will be offered off-the-job training, which is a blended model of learning including coursework, training and shadowing.
• You will be entitled to around six hours per week to do this.
• On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be awarded the Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.
• You can then move onto a higher-level Teaching Assistant qualification (HLTA) and a postgraduate teaching qualification; it is up to you what you do when you have finished your apprenticeship.
• There may be an opportunity to stay on at the same company and progress to the next level of qualification, High Level Teaching Assistant.
• Alternatively, you may want to look for a new job or other professional development opportunity.
• GCSE or equivalent in English Language (grade 4/C) and Maths (grade 4/C).
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
• Communication skills, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Patience.

About Coleridge Primary School

Coleridge Primary school is rated \”outstanding\” by Ofsted and is situated in the centre of Rotherham. We are a one form entry primary school, seeking to appoint a motivated, dedicated and driven Apprentice TA for Year One. We are an inclusive and friendly school which has a diverse catchment at the heart of our community. We are an Academy School, part of the Central Learning Partnership Trust (CLPT) and work collaboratively with two other schools in our community. We strive to ensure our children receive an education which inspires and promotes positive learning and ensure that rigorous CPD supports all staff in becoming the best they can be.