Overview
An opportunity to develop skills in supporting teaching and learning within a vibrant and engaging classroom setting. You will work towards a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard.
About the apprenticeship
An opportunity to develop skills in supporting teaching and learning within a vibrant and engaging classroom setting. You will work with groups, individuals under the support of teaching staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs. This provides an ideal opportunity for development into further careers in the education sector.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Establish good working relationships with pupils and our staff team
- Use initiative to respond appropriately to individual pupil needs with an encouraging approach
- Provide specific support to pupils’ dependent upon their individual needs ensuring their safety whilst supporting access to learning activities
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage child initiated and teacher led activities
Support for the teacher
- Support the class teachers in the delivery of Early Years Foundation Stage [EYFS] curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies
- In liaison with the teacher, utilise strategies to support pupils in achieving learning goals
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy
- Provide minimal clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing filing, collecting money etc.)
- Assist with the display of children's work
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans
- Report pupil achievements, progress and issues as appropriate in agreed format
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
Support for the school:
- Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection. Report all concerns to the appropriate person (as named in the policy concerned)
- Be aware of, support difference, and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
- Contribute to the school ethos, aims and development/improvement plan
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- Attend relevant meetings as required
- Participate in training and other learning activities as required
- Assist with the supervision of pupils out of directed lesson time, including before and after school if appropriate and within working hours
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required
The post holder may reasonably be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility that may be allocated.
Apprenticeship qualification and training
Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Standard
About the employer
St Margaret's School is a large two form entry primary school built on our long-established Christian foundation through St Margaret's and All Hallows Church.
As a result of a largely new purpose-built school building, we are pleased to accommodate all our children onto a single main school site. In addition, we run a training and evangelical SMILE Centre.
With over 480 children on roll and a talented staff team of around 50 hardworking staff we aim to give our children the very best quality of teaching, provision and opportunity.
We have an experienced Governing Body who, based on evaluation, support and challenge senior leaders for our school aims to be realised. We are grateful for the time and effort they consistently provide in this role,
The school runs a highly successful maintained Nursery on site which is full at capacity. Both nursery and school are oversubscribed.
You would be joining a team of at least three other staff and a wider Early Year’s team of at least 9 staff.
Look on the school website for more information.
Employer
St Margaret's C Of E Primary School
Address
Nursery DepartmentSchool Road
WA2 9AD View Map