Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Generally, you'll need to:

• Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups
• Make sure that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
• Support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
• Support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour
• Listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
• Guide and monitor pupil progress
• Help with the planning of some lessons
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' progress 
• Carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
• Look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset
• Create art displays of pupils' artwork
• Provide support outside of your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips
• Help with extracurricular activity such as breakfast and after-school clubs, homework club, revision sessions or lunchtime duties
• Supervise other support staff
• Coordinate specific areas of teaching support, once you have the right level of experience

Where you’ll work

Evergreen Primary Academy
Waverley St, Easton, Bristol
BS5 0YR