Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Churnet View Middle School, Leek
Summary
As an Apprentice Teaching Assistant, you’ll support teachers in preparing lessons, creating a safe, enjoyable learning environment, and helping pupils progress. Working alongside staff and governors, you’ll encourage positive behaviour, act as a role model, and promote the school’s ethos while contributing to an enriched, exciting curriculum.
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Structured pay review and progression in place. All staff are auto enrolled in a relevant pension scheme with an opt out option.
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
Duties will include;
- Providing support to teachers in preparing for lessons and helping to create a safe and enjoyable learning environment.
- You will work together with the class teacher to support pupils with classroom activities and help to manage behaviour.
- You will support all areas of the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and ICT within the classroom.
- You’ll also accompany teaching staff and pupils on trips and other out-of-school activities.
- Other duties that may arise that fit with your role or add to your learning.
Where you’ll work
Churnet View, Leek, ST13 6PU
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.
Your training course
Teaching assistant
Equal to Level 3 (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.
- 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
Apprentices will attend 6-weekly on-campus activity days at the University of Derby – Buxton, transport is available from Leek. Addtionally, Apprentices will be assigned an Instructor-Mentor who will regularly visit them in the workplace, complete observations, professional discussions and discuss progress throughout.
More training information
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and highly supportive team. Applicants will be given lots of on-the-job training and guidance alongside school online courses and support in the workplace.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE English (Grade 5 or above) essential
- GCSE Maths (Grade 5 or above) essential
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Reliable
- An interest in the industry
- Ability to learn from peers
- A desire to learn
Other requirements
Consider daily transport to and from the school every day – the cost and availability of public transport if required. Smart casual dress code appropriate to a school environment. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and these positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. (the sucessful applicant will be supported to complete a DBS check)
About this company
Churnet View Middle School is an excellent 9-13 age middle school set in the beautiful surroundings of the Staffordshire Moorlands and at the heart of the community. Part of The Talentum Learning Trust, Churnet View Middle School offers exceptional opportunities for staff development and experience across other key stages and post 16 education.
https://cvm.ttlt.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company Benefits
On site gym available free of charge to staff before and after school. Free staff room refreshments. Free on site car parking.
After this apprenticeship
Progression opportunities at Churnet View are highly likely for the right candidate. We have a strong track record in developing our apprentices into full time members of staff with previous successful candidates progressing into Teaching Assistant, Cover Supervisor, Inclusion Assistant and Teaching roles.
