Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Barclay Primary School

Key External Contacts

• Parents and carers, other education support workers

Key Internal Contacts

• Class teacher, colleagues, year leader/phase manager and senior leadership

Support for Pupils

• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher

Support for Teachers

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
• Assist with the planning of learning activities
• Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed
  Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
• Administer routine tests and invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work
• Provide clerical/admin. Support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, administering coursework, etc.
• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities support for the Curriculum
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
• Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use

Support for the School

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime