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Apprentice Teaching Assistant (St Giles Spencer Academy)
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About the Role
We are a world class primary special school in Derby with a range of pupils and needs in our school. Our school has a family feel by supporting each other and this is a great opportunity for an apprentice to join our fantastic team and develop their own knowledge and confidence by supporting the class teacher to enhance learning.
What You'll Do
- Working closely in a class team to support the teaching and learning and needs of the pupils
- Promoting our CiC drivers in the classroom by accessing the community, encouraging pupil's independence and ensuring they develop their communication
- After time, support and training to be creative in your thinking to help the class by making resources, ideas for the provision and adapting teaching to ensure pupils stay engaged
- Supporting the teacher with the daily uploading of photos and striving for a world class environment for our pupils
- Our staff will say that no 2 days are ever the same and that is why they love working at St Giles!
Where You'll Work
St Giles Spencer Academy
Hampshire Road, Derby
DE21 6BT
Training Details
What You'll Learn
- 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
Apprentices will achieve a Level 3 Teaching Assistant and will receive off the job training through a blended learning package.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade Grade C/ 4, or above)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About This Employer
The Spencer Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools across the East Midlands, and with a strategic focus on Nottingham and Derby.
After This Apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). At St Giles, we love to grow our own staff. We have had a lot of apprentices over the last few years who have become a teaching assistant within our school once their apprenticeship has finished and then some have developed further in becoming a HLTA (higher level teaching assistant) which involves running their own interventions and covering teachers.
Ask a Question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sarah Kelly
- skelly@spencertrust.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045942.
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