SEN Apprentice Teaching Assistant at St Michael’s Church of England High School in Rowley Regis

Apprenticeship Opportunity

An exciting apprenticeship opportunity has arisen to provide classroom and pastoral support to pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) at St Michael’s C of E School in Rowley Regis, whilst working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Assist in the integration of children with special needs into mainstream education
• Facilitate pupil’s development and skills in the use of resources including IT
• Plan and organise activities for children and support teachers in the completion of assessments and other pupil records
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by teachers
• Attend training and staff meetings
• Track the progress of pupils using available data; monitoring the impact of interventions and share this with the SENCO Team and other professionals
• Support EHCP pupil’s as their keyworker and update paperwork accordingly
• Other general duties and tasks that may be reasonably requested by the Head Teacher

Where you'll work

Curral Road
Rowley Regis
B65 9AN

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SANDWELL COLLEGE

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.
• 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.