Teaching Assistant (Apprentice)
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Longfield Academy
Kent
- £9,008 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual salary £9,008 per annum (£12,500 full time equivalent)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 27 March 2023
Job overview
An incredibly successful secondary academy on the outskirts of Dartford has a great opportunity for a confident and empathetic Teaching Assistant (Apprentice) to join their support team as soon as possible. Our appointed candidate will join Longfield Academy, receiving fantastic training and development opportunities from the off-set with scope to positively influence our students’ learning.
The role of a Teaching Assistant involves working with students across Years 7 to 13 in a variety of subject areas, either on a 1-1 basis or in small groups. Some students may have Special Educational Needs that you can support them with (training is offered in this remit), whilst others may need extra assistance from someone with a passion for the subject to push them even further. Previous experience in supporting students with ASD is desirable for this role. The students you will be working with are by no means behind in the subject, but need extra encouragement and support to ensure they understand each topic and to enhance their confidence within the subject.
Hear from a current Teaching Assistant of ours: "Being a TA is a very rewarding role within a school environment, every day you feel like you have made a difference and achieved. The role can be challenging but very rewarding. We help pupils cope and integrate into a mainstream school, and prepare them for the next steps in life."
The basis of the role is fixed term for the duration of the apprenticeship (18 months approximately), 31 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week. Our successful candidates will work towards a nationally-recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, delivered by LAT Apprenticeships. Click here to read more about LAT Apprenticeships.
Apprenticeship Summary
Annual wage: Actual salary £9,008 per annum (£12,500 full time equivalent)
Working weeks: Monday - Friday, Term Time + 1 week inset
Total hours per week: 31 (including the 20% training element of the Apprenticeship) - start and finish times to be agreed
Apprenticeship duration: 18 months approx.
Anticipated start date: As soon as possible
Apprenticeship level: Advanced Level Apprenticeship (Level 3)
Apprenticeship standard: Teaching Assistant
Essential entry qualifications: GCSEs A* - C, Maths and English
Future prospects: This apprenticeship could be the start of a very promising career within the wider business. We endeavour to offer further employment following successful performance and completion of the Level 3 course with future opportunities to extend your training with a higher level apprenticeship programme. We offer in-house Continuing Professional Development and you’ll be part of a highly experienced and efficient team – you’ll be learning from the very best!
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About Longfield Academy
Longfield Academy offers a friendly and supportive working environment with innovation and collaboration at the heart of everything we do. The academy is recognised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school and delivers the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to students in years 7 -9. Our most recent inspection in 2018 confirmed that Longfield Academy continues to provide strong educational outcomes for students. The richness of our extracurricular activities allows our students to excel in drama, music, sports and STEM. Leaders of the academy are highly ambitious for all of the students. We have a strong drive for school improvement underpinned by a relentless focus on the core business of improving teaching and learning. We do not limit that ambition to the outcomes of public examinations; our students being prepared for life is equally as important to everyone at the academy. Our pastoral system is truly exceptional and we pride ourselves on the quality of care for every student. Our Post-16 provision continues to go from strength to strength, rated in the top 10% for Kent, with our students securing places at top universities.
Longfield Academy benefits from modern, state-of-the-art facilities for learning across all subject areas. We have a thorough and robust approach to school improvement, and the academy is well on course to becoming a truly Outstanding school.
Principal
Dr Felix Donkor
Values
Our values prepare the international citizens of tomorrow. We aim to develop reflective, inquiring young minds who understand the value of success and are not afraid to fail or take calculated risks in order to learn. They will be leaders and team-players as well as confident, happy individuals who set themselves challenging life goals.
Our core values are:
- Respect
- Empathy
- Celebration
- Achievement
Vision
We believe in a community that nurtures unique individuals into becoming the open minded thinkers and principled adults of a diverse society. We have an ethos of high standards that provides the opportunity to aspire and achieve beyond expectations. We place importance on collaboration within the Trust and beyond, at a national and international level, to bring the best outcomes for our students. We aim to develop enquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect, recognising that other people with their differences can also be right.
Please find our Trusts vision: https://vision2030.org.uk/
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