Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

1. SUPPORT FOR THE PUPIL
▪ Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
▪ Provide consistent support to all pupils, responding appropriately to individual pupil needs
▪ Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans
▪ Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
▪ Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
▪ Promote self-esteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement within established school procedure
▪ Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher
▪ Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils
▪ Assist in the administering of routine and emergency medication
▪ Assist in the planning, implementation, assessing, recording and reporting in relation to personal care and independence programmes
▪ Assist with the carrying out of therapy and medical programmes that have been
designed and monitored by therapy and medical staff
▪ Provide one-to-one support for pupils in either a care/special needs capacity as and when required
2. SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER
▪ To provide classroom supervision in the absence of a teacher
▪ Communicate the work set by the teacher to the pupils
▪ Communicate feedback from the covered lesson to the teacher
▪ Invigilate examinations to the required standard
▪ Oversee the distribution and collection of books and other equipment as directed by the teacher
▪ Maintain the rules set by the external examination boards and in-house regulators when invigilating examinations
▪ Work under the direction of the lead teacher/organiser when accompanying staff on school visits
▪ Provide clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing, filing,collecting money etc.)
▪ Assist with the display of children’s work
▪ Establish and maintain an appropriate learning environment under the supervision of the teacher
▪ Contribute to lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate
▪ Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
▪ Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
▪ Be responsible for keeping and updating records in agreed format with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested
▪ Administer and assess routine tests and accurately record
achievement/progress
▪ Promote positive values attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy
▪ Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under the teacher’s supervision
▪ Assist in the planning, implementation, assessing, recording and reporting in relation to behaviour management plans

• The apprenticeship will be delivered in the workplace alongside your job role. There is no day release required for this training

Higher Level Teaching Assistant or continued employment with the school.