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Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (SEND Pathway) Lordship Lane Primary School
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About the Role
Your role will be to support teachers with classroom practice and pupils in their academic, social and emotional learning. You will be committed to providing the best opportunities for our rewarding but sometimes challenging group of learners and ensuring every child is supported to achieve their full potential.
What You'll Do
- To support pupils with EHCPs and challenging behaviour in class
- Plan and run school supported interventions with individuals or groups
- Adapt support according to individual needs
- Look after children's physical, social and emotional welfare
- Create a stimulating environment
- Keep records and attend review meetings
- Work with professionals such as speech and language therapists and educational psychologist
- Provide a safe and healthy environment and follow safeguarding procedures
- Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement
- Support with planning, preparation and resourcing for lessons
- To support the pastoral team with wellbeing and behaviour
- Attend school training sessions and take ownership of professional development
- To cover for any absent teaching assistant colleagues and undertake any duties assigned by SLT consistent with the aims of the post
- To help maintain a high quality learning environment
- To supervise lunch and play with pupils if needed, ensuring a high standard of behaviour at all time
- To manage and treat basic first aid to pupils in line with school procedures
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Requirements
- Experienced working with students who have special educational needs
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Proactive in supporting adaptations within the learning environment
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Exceptional communication and engagement skills
Apprenticeship Details
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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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