Teaching Assistant (Inclusion Support) Apprentice

John Taylor Free School

Staffordshire, DE13 8AZ

Closes on Friday 30 August

Posted on 2 May 2024

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Summary

We are looking for an Inclusion Support Teaching Assistant to work with us to provide a high-quality educational experience for young people. This role will include supporting students in class and in small groups. Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Annual wage
£16,354 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Your working hours will be: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday = 08:30 - 15:40. Wednesday = 08:30 – 15:00 (Professional Learning = 15:00 – 17:00). Term time only Please note this is term time only.

32 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 6 September

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.

You will attend college on a 6-weekly basis and have workplace visits from your college assessor mentor. You will be fully supported in the workplace by your supervisor/mentor. 

Where you’ll work

John Taylor High School Dunstall Road

Barton Under Needwood

Burton Upon Trent

Staffordshire

DE13 8AZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

    • Your training plan

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4/C or above)
    • Maths (grade 4/C or above)

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Science or Scientific discipline (grade 4/C or above)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Open to new ideas
    • A passion for education

    Other requirements

    Please consider how you will get to work each day. The school is located a mile outside of Branston village. The successful candidates will need to complete a DBS, you will be supported to do this.

    About this company

    John Taylor Free School at Tatenhill is a “young” school which opened in September 2018 with a full cohort of 210 Year 7 students. We are in the fortunate position of being oversubscribed for the first four years. From September 2022 we will have 1170 students in years 7-11. The school will continue to grow until it reaches capacity with 1550 11 – 18-year-old students (including 350 at Post 16).

    After this apprenticeship

    On successful course completion, there will be an opportunity to progress on to the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher qualification. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

    Apprenticeships Team

    feapprenticeships@blc.ac.uk

    +448000740099

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000248620.

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    Closes on Friday 30 August

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