Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Apprentice Teaching Assistant @ Mellers Primary School, Nottingham

Location: Norton Street, Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 3HJ

WHO are Mellers Primary School?

Mellers Primary School provide additional support to children with deafness and/ or language delay and therefore are unable to access mainstream education. They use British Sign Language and Signed Supported English to ensure their children can access their learning. Mellers is an Ofsted rated ‘good’ school; Nottingham Nursery is Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’: a happy, dynamic, and well-led Nottingham city primary school and Nursery setting. 

WHAT will I get from working with Mellers Primary School?

• EARN: £7.55 per hour, 37 hours per week – term time only
• EXPERIENCE- your hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
• QUALIFICATION: Teaching Assistant Level 3 takes approximately 16 months.
• BENEFITS: Healthy work-life balance, Professional development,

WHAT will my DAY look like?

This is an exciting environment in which to work within a popular Federation with children aged between 2 to 11 years old, with pupils from a range of cultural backgrounds: there are 49 languages spoken by their pupils and families.  They are committed to inclusion and their children have a very positive attitude towards their learning and their behaviour, which is commented on regularly by everyone they meet.  Your daily tasks will include:

• Use of your British Sign Language qualifications to communicate with deaf children and staff
• Use effective learning strategies to support all pupils to participate in learning activities
• Contribute to the planning and evaluation of teaching and learning activities
• Support pupils by having an awareness of individual needs and learning targets
• Contribute to the implementation of an effective behaviour management strategy, applying it fairly and consistently
• Provide literacy and numeracy support to individuals and groups
• Hold responsibility for a specialist area within school for which you will lead
• Support taxi pick up, parents/ carers pick up and liaise with them about appointments, behaviour, homework etc.

• Complete Listening checks using the Ling Sounds on each child
• Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.

HOW does the Apprenticeship work?

Working towards your Teaching Assistant Level 3 Qualification, you’ll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month – NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including review & delivery, communication, pastoral, relationships & role modelling, learning & support, and more!  You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer. All apprenticeship work and training is completed in the workplace, during working hours.

WHAT skills/qualifications do I NEED?

• Minimum GRADE 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English
• British Sign Language – Level 2
• UK Residency – must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years
• Attention to detail and initiative
• Patient and non-judgmental
• Creativity
• IT and Team Working Skills

What happens next?

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

If you really want to impress us, why not show your enthusiasm and carry out some further research on the employer and the qualification you’ll be working towards! Links are provided below:

Employer Website: https://mellersprimary.co.uk/

About the Qualification: https://www.ctskills.co.uk/apprenticeship-courses/education/