Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Main Activities Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Contribute to curriculum planning and evaluation and assist in implementation
• Assist in the delivery of lessons/sessions and interact with the teacher and pupils as required
• Undertake agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
• Support and use ICT in learning activities & develop pupils' competence and independence in its use.
• Support individuals or groups during independent /group work, e.g. explain tasks, reinforce key objectives/concepts or vocabulary, use practical apparatus, support less able pupils, extend/challenge more able, keep pupils on task, interested, motivated and engaged.
• Occasional support to whole class for short periods (e.g. story reading).
• Help pupils to develop communication skills and role play activity.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, encourage them to interact and work co-operatively and engage in activities.
• Promote independence and development of self-esteem
• Assist with lesson/activity planning, delivery and evaluation
• Monitor individual/group achievements of key objectives and provide feedback to the teacher
• Contribute to pupil assessment through observation and reporting
• Record information relevant to assessment and review of pupils' progress
• Active involvement in day-to-day management of the learning environment including responsibility for the care and preparation of teaching aids, equipment, materials and differentiated resources.
• Undertake routine and non-routine administrative tasks, e.g. produce worksheets, administer coursework
• Liaise with parents/carers, specialist teachers and other professional staff, share and provide information
• Monitor and provide for general care, safety and welfare of pupils, including tasks connected with their social inclusion and personal/physical care (including providing personal/hygiene support to pupils as required by personal plans.