Teaching Assistant Apprentice at St John’s Church of England Primary School

The key accountability is for ensuring that individual pupils and/or small groups, under the direction and supervision of a class teacher, make sustained and, when needed rapid, progress in all aspects of their learning at school on a lesson by lesson basis and over time.

Teaching Assistants will provide support to enable class teachers to generate pace and rigour in lessons and support a robust approach to assessment as a crucial part of the continuous learning platform needed to progress.  

Professional Responsibilities:

• Implement structured learning activities / teaching programmes and support pupils in accessing learning activities under the guidance of the class teacher


• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to their progress and achievement in order for pupils to reach their next steps


• Assist with classroom activities safely ensuring that the physical learning space and the resources in it are conducive to pupil learning


• Be able to use a range of strategies to deal with classroom behaviour and understand individual behavioural needs to ensure pupils’ learning needs are met


• Be familiar with, and comply with a full range of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security and confidentiality reporting all concerns to an appropriate person to ensure pupils’ wellbeing


• Provide clerical / admin support and undertake basic recording keeping in respect of pupil learning, behaviour management, and child protection as directed


• Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies against pre-determined learning objectives, providing feedback and reports to teachers in order to provide evidence of the range and level of progress and attainment


• Contribute to the overall work / aims of the school and, in liaison with the teacher, establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies / professionals, in order to support the achievement and progress of pupils


• Undertake training and other learning activities and attend relevant meetings (within contracted hours) as required to ensure own continuing professional development


• Support the Christian ethos of the school