Level 3 Teaching Assistant Standard Apprenticeship

The course is for those who wish to work as a teaching assistant in schools, helping to support students and teachers. This apprenticeship focuses on developing the skills and knowledge needed to work with children and young people in educational settings. It covers topics like child development, safeguarding, supporting learning, Health and Safety and many more.

The apprentice will be required to support the class teacher to enhance children’s and young people’s progress and development either in groups or individually. Apprentices are to ensure that learners understand their work, know their learning objectives, and display positive learning behaviours in order to make progress. They deliver individual and small group teaching and apply a range of strategies to support learners of different abilities under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher. Apprentices may support learners with special educational needs and disabilities and learners with social, emotional, and mental health vulnerabilities.

Due to an increase of SEND children, the apprentice may also be required to support SEND, EAL and disadvantaged learners. The apprentice is also required to will work in partnership with teachers and other professionals within the school and education system, as well as with learners’ parents or carers.

Apprentices are required to achieve the required KSBs (knowledge, skills and behaviours) to equip them with the correct knowledge and skills. It aims to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to assist teachers and improve the learning experience for children and young people.

Assignments and face to face observations are planned with the apprentice to support with achieving required KSB’s.

Modules

• Support assessment for learning
• Support positive behaviour in children and young people
• Communication + Teamwork
• Engage in personal and professional development
• Support health and safety in a learning environment
• Support the use of ICT in the learning environment
• Understand how to safeguard children and young people
• Schools and Colleges as organisations
• Understand how to support learning activities of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
• Support children and young people during learning activities
• Support children and young people during transitions
• Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Understand child and young person development