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About this apprenticeship
Provide learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher, differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit the needs of allocated pupils
Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the teacher
Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved to the attention of the teacher
Plan and evaluate specialist learning activities with the teacher, writing reports and records as required
Select and adapt appropriate resources/methods to facilitate agreed learning activities
Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
Teaching Assistants in this role are expected to undertake at least one of the following:
Provide specialist support to pupils with learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties
Provide specialist support to pupils where English is not their first language
Provide specialist support to gifted and talented pupils
Provide specialist support to all pupils in a particular learning area (e.g. ICT, literacy, numeracy, National Curriculum subject).
Provide specialist support and guidance to pupils through managing an aspect of wider school life, e.g. lunchtime provision, library.
Such other duties as may from time to time be necessary, compatible with the nature of the post.
Training
You will work with the training provider – Activate Learning- via a mix of online sessions and in person visits to the school.
What you could go on to do
Further CPD may be available dependent on satisfactory performance and the requirements of the school.
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