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Apprentice Teaching Assistant (Abbey School)
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Do you want to start a rewarding career in education?
If you want to learn the skills involved in supporting pupils in their education and gain job satisfaction by shaping young people’s life journey, this is the job for you! In this role, you will develop into a Teaching Assistant professional and make a difference. Read more here.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work?
Do you want to start a rewarding career with endless opportunities? Could you benefit the lives of children in the local community and make a difference? If the answer is yes, this is the job you’ve been waiting for! With the help of The RNN Group, this apprenticeship will give you all you need to secure your future in the education sector and provide you with the skills that are in short supply nationwide.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Support for pupils:
- Supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Attend to the pupils’ needs
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding appropriately to individual needs
Support for the Teacher:
- Assist in ensuring that the learning environment is safe and purposeful for the pupils at the beginning and end of the day
- Ensure that all resources and equipment are clean, hygienic and ready for use
- To support children and young people in all areas of learning under the direction of the teacher or HLTA
- Monitor pupils' responses to learning activities and record achievement and progress as directed
- To encourage positive behaviour for learning
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Where you'll work
Little Common Lane
Kimberworth
Rotherham
S61 2RA
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RNN GROUP
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
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Training schedule
Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Functional Skills maths Level 2 (If required)
Functional Skills English Level 2 (If required)
Weekly online taught sessions
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade A*-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
- Ensure you can travel to the place of work for the working hours stated above.
- A full DBS check will be required for successful candidates.
Abbey School, which is part of Nexus Multi-Academy Trust is a high achieving Special Education Needs School with a great tradition of success. We believe that an outstanding education develops our students academically, socially and morally, giving them the skills to be successful in whatever they do once they have left us. We also feel it is important for our young people to develop outside of the classroom and we offer a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities to help prepare our students for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full-time employment and progression to higher education.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RNN GROUP
Lorraine
lorraine.savage@rnngroup.ac.uk
07713 319356
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046152.
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