Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Course Fee

Free

Discover how to support the class teacher to enhance the pupil's learning. A rewarding and fulfilling career path that involves hands-on training and valuable experience in an educational setting.
  • Level 3
  • 15 Months
  • Online Based
  • Tutor Support
  • Accredited

You must be CURRENTLY employed within an education setting and will need to discuss the qualification with your employer.  

Knowledge 

  • Understand the need to provide feedback to support and facilitate an appropriate level of independence. 
  • Comprehend appropriate levels of learning resources to identify and help address weaknesses, consolidate strengths and develop individualised expectations. 
  • Recognise different stages of child development through school, eg: the transition between key stages. 
  • Recognise the importance of using appropriate technology to support learning. 
  • Understand the need to accurately observe, record and report on pupils’ participation, conceptual understanding and progress to improve practice and assessment for different groups of pupils. 
  • Understand the school’s assessment procedures and materials for benchmarking against targets set by the class teacher. 
  • Appropriate knowledge of the curriculum and context you are working in. 
  • Understand current statutory guidance including ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education Part 1, safeguarding policies, and Prevent Strategy. 
  • Understand the importance of sharing relevant information, in a timely manner with the designated Safeguarding lead. 

Skills 

  • Develop strategies to support and encourage pupils to move towards independent learning. 
  • Use appropriately varied vocabulary to ensure pupils’ understanding. 
  • Embed effective behaviour management strategies using discipline appropriately and fairly in line with the school’s policy. 
  • Deliver interventions in accordance with training given (RAG rating). 
  • Foster and encourage positive, effective, nurturing and safe learning environments inspiring pupils to take pride in and learn from their individual achievements. 
  • Recognise, adapt and respond to all pupils encompassing SEN/emotional vulnerabilities, for example, use Makaton, and visual timetables. 
  • Work closely with teachers to ensure their own contribution aligns with the teaching and ensure regular communications to provide clarity and consistency of role within lessons. 
  • Deliver/lead small group teaching within clearly defined/planned parameters using initiative, sensitivity and understanding. 

Behaviours 

  • Building relationships/embracing change 
  • Adding value to education 
  • Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion Professional sta

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