Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of students? Join our team as a Learning Support Assistant apprentice and start your career in education. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience and opportunities to gain new skills and knowledge. Apply now!

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working

You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Providing learning support to individual learners or groups of learners in the classroom
• Supporting the tutor/trainer in the classroom
• Providing motivational and behaviour support to learners
• Supporting learners in developing their personal and social skills
• Supporting First Rung staff in meeting learners’ needs
• To carry out all administrative tasks related to the job role
• Supporting centre staff in tracking and reviewing learner progress

Where you'll work

333 Edgware Road London NW9 6TD

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

Training provider

FIRST RUNG LIMITED

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

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.