Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship is aimed at individuals that are new to the role of the Teaching Assistant or existing Teaching Assistants who wish to develop their practice and develop their underpinning knowledge. Learners should have the desire to support young people with their learning, social and emotional development.

Support the class teacher, working in either Primary, Special or Secondary education, across all age ranges, ensuring pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing, safe environment.

Topics include:

• Professional relationships and standards including current OFSTED expectations
• Learning support strategies including assessment for learning
• Supporting Positive Behaviour
• Supporting IT including e-safety
• Understanding and supporting child development
• Supporting Children with specific learning difficulties
• Safeguarding, equality and diversity

You will:

• Understand how pupils learn and develop, as well as how your own development can benefit the children and young people you work with
• Understand the curriculum, assessment and technology
• Learn about safeguarding, support mechanisms, and equality and diversity
• Learn key skills, such as relationship building, communication and professionalism

Apprentices will need to be working towards and achieve the following job role requirements before their end point assessment:

• Support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually
• Ensure pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress
• Support pupils to access the curriculum
• Promote self-belief, social inclusion and a high self-esteem
• Take part in team meetings; contribute to planning and class activities

Choose this Apprenticeship if you want to be part of a busy school or College atmosphere and have the desire to support young people with their learning, social and emotional development. You need patience, understanding and good communication skills.

Next steps: On completion you could progress on to the Higher Level Teaching Assistant or into employment.

Every employer is different and therefore the entry requirements can vary. As a guide you ideally need GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths and in some cases ICT.

If you are 19 or over, functional skills are not required unless requested by the apprentice’s employer.

However, we will work with you and provide additional support in order to help you achieve the functional skills element or GCSE requirements of the Apprenticeship. Support can be delivered either prior to your Apprenticeship or during the delivery of your programme.

You need patience, understanding, and a strong desire to work with people and good communication skills. You will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for your employer.

The Hele Building was renovation in 2021 to support some of the new T Levels. Complete bright, large classrooms, state-of-the-art IT suites and interactive seminar spaces. Learners have access to cutting edge equipment to help gear them to move directly into industry or further study.

All students have access to the College Learning Resource Centres (LRCs), the College restaurant @34 and the College Gym.

Other costs would include the purchase of recommended textbooks. You will need an enhanced DBS check done through your work placement or the college.