Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship - Oasis Clarksfield

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join Clarksfield Primary team. As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will gain many new skills to help you develop throughout the apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

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

During your time as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will be based in a classroom environment and will help support the young learners within their lessons and also will be involved in planning lessons. Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Work under the direction of the line manager, class teachers, and other staff to support the learning of whole classes, selected groups or individuals as instructed
• Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with academy policies and help keep pupils on task
• Interact with, and support pupils, according to individual needs and skills
• Raise standards of achievement for all pupils
• Encourage pupils to become more independent learners
• Provide support for their emotional, social, and physical welfare
• Support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life
• Participating in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager
• To support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher

Training

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

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.