Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Specific responsibilities

Key duties:

• Assist the class teacher to plan, differentiate and prepare intervention strategies to improve learning for specific pupils.
• To monitor progress against these targets, planning and implementing further strategies as required.
• Provide support to individuals and groups, enabling them to access the curriculum, whilst monitoring progress and responding to challenges as they arise.
• To keep parents, carers, families, and the Lead TA fully informed of developments and plans.

Support the pupil by:

• Undertaking learning activities with either individuals or groups of children to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical, emotional and educational development.
• Developing their key curriculum skills by having an awareness of individual needs, targets and the support required to assist the pupils’ development.
• Carrying out pre-determined educational activities and work programmes whilst promoting independent learning.
• Working to establish a supportive relationship with the pupils by communicating effectively, allowing them to feel valued and listened to and encouraging questions and ideas.
• Encouraging acceptance and inclusion of the child with specific needs, while promoting and reinforcing the child’s self-esteem.

Support the teacher by:

• Providing support for learning activities by monitoring the effectiveness of activities in promoting pupils’ learning and modifying these where necessary.
• Monitoring individual children’s needs, maintaining records of the pupils’ development and reporting these to their designated supervisor as appropriate.
• Providing general support to the teacher in the management of pupils in the classroom and on educational visits.

Support the school by:

• Demonstrating a willingness to keep up to date with professional practices by maintaining an understanding of the requirements of the role.
• Being aware of school’s policies and procedures.
• Being aware of confidential issues linked to home/pupil/teacher/schoolwork and to keep confidences as appropriate.
• Undertaking any other curriculum duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post.
• Performing any task or duty under the reasonable direction of the Lead TA or a member of the School’s Senior Leadership Team.