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This occupation is found in primary, secondary, special schools, alternative provision, and further education institutions such as sixth forms and colleges. Teaching Assistants work across all age ranges, supporting all learners.

The broad purpose of the occupation is to support the class teacher to enhance learners’ progress and development either in groups or individually. Teaching Assistants ensure that learners understand their work, know their learning objectives, and display positive learning behaviours in order to make progress. They deliver individual and small group teaching and apply a range of strategies to support learners of different abilities under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher. Teaching Assistants may support learners with special educational needs and disabilities and learners with social, emotional, and mental health vulnerabilities.

Teaching Assistant Level 3

Route: Education and early years

Typical duration: 18 months

Minimum hours for compliance: 297

Maximum funding: £7000

The importance of providing feedback. The learning resources available to support learners and how to use them.
The stages of development for children and young people. The principles of target setting to support the next steps in learning.
The impact of transition on learners and strategies to support them.
How technology can support learning. The learning, assessment, and feedback cycle.
Methods of formative assessment. Methods of observing, recording, and reporting. The curriculum intent, how it is implemented, and the intended impact.
Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety legislation, guidance, and procedures.
Teaching strategies to deliver learning activities and interventions (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
How to adapt communication strategies to suit the audience and context.
Types of learning intervention. ow to support learner’s well-being, mental health and pastoral needs, including referral to other professionals or services.
The pastoral and academic behaviours learners will display. The impact of enrichment activities on learners.

Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety. Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures. Apply methods of formative assessment.
Use up to date technology safely, to support learning. Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
Provide feedback to learners.

Act professionally and respectfully with the whole school community.
Be a positive role model, upholding and exemplifying the organisation's values.
Respect and promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Be committed to improving their own delivery through reflective practice.
Engage with research to establish best practice.
Work collaboratively and constructively with the whole school community.

Teaching Assistant Apprenticeships

Teaching Assistant Level 3

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