Teaching Assistant Apprentice

6 months ago

Buckfastleigh, United Kingdom LMP Group Full time

**About the school (St Mary's)**:
St Mary’s is a small, friendly school, committed to the welfare and safeguarding of its pupils.

We were extremely proud to have received a letter from the Secretary of State for Education, who congratulated St Mary’s on being in the top 1% of primary schools in England for reading and writing.

We encourage all pupils to be hard-working, polite, cheerful and ready to help others. Our curriculum is designed to be creative, challenging and inspiring, enabling our pupils to become independent and resilient learners. All of our staff work in close partnership with parents and governors, to create a close and caring community.

**Apprenticeship Summary**:

- Working towards achieving the Teaching Assistant Qualification Level 3 - across a typical duration of 16 months to complete.
- All apprenticeship learning and assignments are delivered online through LMP Group, alongside the job.
- Full time Mon-Fri.
- Apprentice wage £5.28 per hour.
- Progression routes available.

**What will the apprentice be doing?**
- To assist in the classroom management, in order to ensure the smooth running of the classroom as a "workshop" for children
- To assist in mounting displays of children's work and artefacts, so that children have a stimulating environment in which to work
- To work alongside the Teacher with groups or individuals in delivering aspects of the school curriculum, offering guidance and support to the children

Liaison with the teacher
- Work closely with the Teacher on day to day planning as provided by the Teacher for the class as a whole
- Discuss and study carefully plans for the groups/individuals under your supervision
- Report to the Teacher on work carried out under your supervision, providing written records/notes where requested, and of anything important of concern or praise of a child in your care

Supervision of pupil groups or individual pupils
- Work with children whilst they carry out set tasks and help them to learn effectively under the direction of a Teacher. Offer guidance, encouragement and praise throughout their efforts, keep them ‘on task’ and provide necessary support for each child to complete a task if possible
- Discuss work with the children (written, drawn, models etc.)
- Respond positively to children's work in line with the school's Teaching and Learning Policy and Marking Policy
- Develop an understanding of the specific needs of a child or group of children
- Administer First Aid and provide general care and welfare for the children
- Be aware of children with allergies in your care
- Supervise children in the organisation of their own equipment, encouraging them to become more independent and find /select materials they need to carry out any task and to return all items to their correct place when the activity is over
- Make any necessary adjustments to furniture arrangements as required for tasks to be carried out
- Encourage increasing use of ICT in all areas of the curriculum

Classroom Management
- Collect and clear up items of equipment (apparatus, art materials, writing paper etc.) from central storage areas and prepare materials and resources as appropriate to the activity (e.g. cut paper, mix paints, prepare games)

Display
- Work cooperatively with the Teacher in displaying pupils work in an attractive way

Professional Development and Organisation
- Take part in First Aid Training on a regular basis as skills need to be updated
- Be willing to participate in your own performance management appraisal undertaking to attend courses, Inset days and training to support your own professional development as agreed with the Headteacher
- To undertake playtime and lunch cover as required and be responsible for initiating a and being responsible for a game in the playground when on duty. Attend staff meetings every week or as required by the Headteacher
- Perform other duties as required commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post. To assist on school outings

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