Course Outline
This course is an apprenticeship, a job with training for new and existing staff employed in a school and in a teaching support role for example, teaching assistant, learning support assistant, pastoral/welfare support assistant, etc. The course is designed to enable the apprentice to reach their full potential in their role in the school by providing them with the knowledge, skills, behaviours, practical experience and wider skills needed for their current role and future career opportunities.
Teaching Assistant – Role Profile
Teaching Assistants work in Primary, Special and Secondary education across all age ranges encompassing special educational needs and emotional vulnerabilities and general wellbeing. The primary role of the Teaching Assistant is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress. Promoting self-belief, social inclusion and a high self-esteem play an integral part to pupils’ well-being; ensuring pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing, safe environment. It is an active role supporting the learner to access the curriculum. Teaching Assistants need to be good role models, act with honesty and integrity, take part in team meetings; contribute to planning and class activities, promote British Values throughout their daily practice through spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and positive behaviours are crucial in contributing to improved pupil progress and development. (Institute for Apprentices & Technical Education)
Technical overview
Sector
Education – Learning Support
Funding Options
Apprenticeships must be paid for by your employer. We will manage this.
Qualification Level
3
Course Duration
18 months plus up to 3 months End Point Assessment
Link to overall specification
Delivery locations
East Midlands, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber, London, South West.
Delivery Model
Blended – classroom, workbased and online
Typical Work Hours and Off the Job Hours
25 working hours and above. 348 off the job hours are required to meet the apprenticeship standard and will take place during your contracted working hours. It includes a mix of e-learning, practical training, webinars and face-to-face training sessions.
Further career opportunities
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), L5 Specialist Teaching Apprenticeship, Level 5 Foundation degree in Education and Learning Support, progress onto Post Graduate Teacher Apprenticeship (PGTA) and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Is this course right for you
This course is designed for a wide range of staff from those newly appointed to those with many years’ experience. The course will be tailored to individual needs and will build on existing experience and knowledge. We will not teach the learner what they already know, rather we will fill in the gaps and introduce them to new concepts to enable them to reach their full potential in in their role.
How is the course delivered and assessed?
The course is delivered through a blended model which means a mix of:
- Both face to face and online delivery
- Observations of your practice in your school by the Orange Moon Training tutor
- Mentoring support from the class teacher and other staff
- 1-2-1 support from the assigned online tutor
- Self study to complete assignments set by the tutor
- The employer must allocate time during when the learner is employed to enable them to progress their apprenticeship training. This will be supervised and monitored by the tutor.
Funding eligibility and entry requirements
- Must be employed in a school
- Must be aged 16 or over, there is no upper age limit.
- British citizen or resident in the UK for at least 3yrs with the right to work
- No formal qualifications are required to start this course
- 16-18 year old apprentices without English at level 2 and Maths at Level 2 at the start of the programme must achieve these prior to taking the End Point Assessment. These qualifications will be delivered as part of the apprenticeship programme if required.
Course completion
- All course work and practical observations as set by the tutor must be completed
- To complete, the learner will need to pass an external “end point assessment”
- The course will be graded pass, merit or distinction
- The learner will be awarded a certificate of completion by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Qualifications.
