Level 3 PE Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - The Woolenwick Schools

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

What you’ll do at work

• Supporting teachers and students during practical work, to include setting up demonstrations and equipment, providing guidance to pupils in the development of their tasks, including the safe operation and demonstration of equipment
• To assist with overseeing the work of small groups of students engaged in practical tasks, as requested by the PE coordinator/lead and under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Day-to-day support of lessons, including preparing equipment, materials and teaching aids
• To support with efficient organisation of the work and storage areas and to ensure the cleanliness, safety and security of these areas at all times
• To assist with the delivery of extra curriculum/lunchtime activities.
  Supporting with classroom activities in the morning

Where appropriate for the above activities, support staff with:

• Preparation of equipment, materials and rooms: setting out of equipment, organising team kits and transport for fixtures and curriculum activities
• Working as a team member within your school and gaining invaluable experience

Training Topics include:

• Understanding how children learn and develop
• Using technology to support learning
• Working with teachers to understand and support assessment
• Keeping children safe in education
• Planning and leading high-quality physical activity
• Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship and End Point Assessment, a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship qualification will be achieved

• Higher education pathway
• Teaching assistant within a school setting
• Pathway into teaching
• Working in a sector that involves initiative, leadership, communication, developing positive relationships
• Transferable skills that are invaluable in the wider world of work

The role will be a position that allows the applicant to work with colleagues within a professional setting. It is an invaluable learning opportunity and is also a role that could be invaluable for an existing member of staff who wishes to extend their personal continued professional development.

ESF Apprenticeships reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Our schools are friendly, happy places where everyone is valued and recognised as an individual. We believe that every child has the ability to shine given the right care and support and that our similarities and differences are things we celebrate with pride. We have an extremely dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff who endeavour to provide a learning journey full of excitement which builds on the children’s cultural capital. Everyone strives to make sure all children have opportunities both academically and socially.

When entering our schools, we believe you will immediately feel at home, relaxed, safe and free to be yourself. We have extremely high expectations of children, in their learning and in the way they deal with others. Our aim is for our children to learn and achieve the very best they can, as well as behave in a friendly and polite manner at all times, making positive contributions to our school community.

Parents and carers play an integral part of school life and we value our strong partnership with them. Collaboratively, we share responsibility for the children’s education and we are always working closely with their best interests at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our parents to become involved regularly in all aspects of school life, so we can promote high standards of learning, behaviour and attitudes that enables every child to reach their full potential.

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