Teaching Assistant With A SEN Focus Apprenticeship

Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeships are delivered through monthly cohort sessions hosted on Microsoft Teams for approximately 2-hours per session, the learners will need to be given time away from their daily duties to attend the sessions. These sessions can be recorded as off-the-job training. The timetable for these sessions can be accessed through the learners' OneFile account, which will be issued upon successful completion of the enrolment process.

Following this, learners will engage in virtual one-on-one meetings with their tutors every 4-6 weeks to discuss their learning, assess progress, and establish SMART targets for the upcoming learning period. We ask that the learners mentor attends these sessions to contribute to their progress and success.

In addition, learners will need to be assigned 3 hours per week for study time, this can also be recorded as off-the-job training time.

Learners will need to record 417 hours of off-the-job training time throughout their apprenticeship, please note that this does not mean that the member of staff will be away from their role for this amount of time. The teaching sessions and time given for completing written work can be recorded as off-the-job along with any new learning experience or activity that takes place naturally during the workday. Further details on off-the-job training is included throughout the information below. Mentor This qualification is delivered remotely. We ask that the learners’ mentor, or a qualified Teacher carries out observations on the learners’ practical work. An observation template will be provided, and our tutors are always available to advise, if required. We also offer a Level 3 Learning and Skills Assessor qualification which the mentor might find useful, this is also ideal for the school and mentor if you plan to offer apprenticeships on a rolling basis.