L3 Early Years Practioner Apprentice in North Berwick

Main Duties

Towork with and supervise groups of children or individual pupils under thedirection/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff. Assist and support withclassroom and behaviour management, preparation of work and displays. Contribute to the raising of standards inpupil achievement.

Support for Pupils

• Establishgood working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model.
• Beaware of and respond appropriately to individual pupil needs ensuring effectiveinteraction.
• Providespecific support to pupils dependent upon their individual needs ensuring theirsafety whilst supporting access to learning activities.
• Promoteinclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encouragepupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Promoteself-esteem and independence.
• Providefeedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidanceand direction of the teacher.

Support for the Teacher

• Createand maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordancewith lesson plans.
• Inliaison with the teacher, utilise strategies such as individual and small groupinterventions to support pupils in achieving learning targets.
• Reportpupil achievements, progress and issues as appropriate in agreed format.
• Undertakepupil record keeping as requested.
• Observing,assessing and planning for pupil development.
• Promotegood pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents andencouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line withestablished school policy.
• Establishconstructive relationships with parents and carers.
• Supportin establishing and maintaining purposeful areas of provision.
• Supportwith the development of early reading.
• Supportwith the development of early maths.

Support for the Curriculum

• Undertakeas required structured and agreed learning activities/learning programmes,taking into consideration pupil learning styles.
• Undertakeliteracy/numeracy programmes, recording achievements and progress and providingappropriate reports and feedback for the teacher.
• Prepare,maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevantlearning activity and assist pupils in their use.
• Actas a role model whilst interacting with children in the area of provision andas such help develop children’s oral and cognitive development.
• Supportthe culture of reading across the curriculum.

Support for the School

• Beawareof and comply with school policies and procedures relating to childprotection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and dataprotection. Report all concerns to theappropriate person (as named in the policy concerned).
• Ensureall pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contributeto the school ethos, aims and development/improvement plan.
• Appreciateand support the role of other professionals.
• Attendrelevant meetings as required.
• Participatein training and other learning activities as required.
• Assistwith the supervision of pupils out of directed lesson time, including beforeand after school if appropriate and within working hours.
• Contributeto the wider life of the school e.g. PTA events such as fairs and discos.
• Accompanyteaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities asrequired.
• Toencourage an active partnership between children/parents/school by workingcreatively and positively with parents to achieve maximum involvement in theirchild’s education.
• Toencourage parents to understand the importance of their role in their child’seducation.

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