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Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (based at Discovery Academy Norfolk Park)
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Unravel a career in education, help make a difference to pupils with special needs and reach your true potential with this Teaching Support Apprenticeship.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
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
Where you'll work
Park Grange Road
Norfolk Park
Sheffield
S2 3QF
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
Candidates will complete the Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard over 15-months of practical training and after End Point Assessment, have successfully completed this apprenticeship.
Candidates will study with the RNN group both on day release at the Rotherham Campus and remotely by Google Classroom.
On completion the candidate will gain a Teaching Assistant level 3 qualification.
Functional skills, if required.
GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade A*-C/9-4)
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About the employer
Nexus Multi Academy Trust is an all age special school for children and young people with special educational needs. They are passionate about providing the best quality of education and care for pupils and put the students first before anything else. As a school which is now growing in size, they are looking for fresh & new talented people with a passion for education and the determination to begin a career as a Teaching Assistant in this rewarding environment.
https://www.discoverysheffield.org/ (opens in new tab)
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Career path
Once completed, candidates will be fully qualified Teaching Assistants and be ready for a career in education or can progress to higher roles.
Contact for this apprenticeship
RNN GROUP
Lorraine Savage
lorraine.savage@rnngroup.ac.uk
07713319356
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046150.
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