Apprentice Teaching assistant

<p>As an Apprentice Teaching Assistant, your role will be to provide support to teachers, pupils and support for the curriculum and school. You will work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes.</p>

Each day will be different, however the main duties will remain the same and you will receive training and support to enable you to assist in carrying out the following:

Support for pupils:

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes, including the delivery of interventions
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs· Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher

Support for the teacher:

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly, and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
• Assist with the planning of learning activities
• Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems, etc.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
• Undertake marking of pupils’ work
• Provide clerical / admin support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing

Support for the curriculum:

• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
• Undertake programmes linked to local and national curricula
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
• Prepare, maintain, and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans / relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use

Support for the school:

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person/use of CPOMS
• Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime
• Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher
• Any other related duties as may arise

The apprenticeship will be delivered through a day release programme at our training centre in Sheffield to support the learning in the workplace.