#AskAnEmployer, Learn More about Teaching and Learning Apprenticeships
#AskAnEmployer anything you'd like to know about Teaching Assistant and Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeships at our online event
About the session
An information day, lead by our very own Helen, for both businesses looking to upskill existing or new staff, and for individuals thinking about an apprenticeship as the next step in work.
Apprenticeships lead to fresh, up-to-date skills which are put into practice straight away.
This 45-minute session is an introduction to our Teaching Assistant and Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeships which will tell you everything you need to know about our upcoming Apprenticeship opportunities.
The session will cover some of the most important points when it comes to our Education Apprenticeships.
- Overview of the Futures Group
- Apprenticeship Overview
- Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours
- Overview of the qualification
- Off the Job – what is it?
- Starting Point Initial Assessment & Scheme of Work
- Skills Forward
- Next steps – Learner & Client
- Questions
Our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship develops the skills needed to support students of all ages in their education, including:
- Understand how pupils learn and develop
- Recognise different stages of child development through school
- Understand the school's assessment procedures for benchmarking against targets set by the class teacher
- Motivating and engaging students
Our newest apprenticeship - Early Years Practitioner is a qualification for those looking to educate and help to support the developmental needs of children aged 0-5yr olds through:
- Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity training
- Understanding child development
- Promoting play and physical activity
- Promoting positive behavior
- Supporting planning and delivery of activities
We’re proud to offer complete support for our apprentices, including:
- Regular emails with invitations to local and national networking events, both online and in person (Covid permitting) - hosted a variety of digital professionals
- Both group sessions and individual 121s
- Regular drops in sessions to catch up with mentors and other apprentices in their cohort.
We’re extremely proud of the expertise, professionalism and experience our tutors bring to the course. Lisa Towers is a shining example of this; well-qualified and experienced in the teaching sector. One of her recent students Angel completed her Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship in 2021 and gained Distinction at her End-Point Assessment. Angel is now moving on to university to become a fully qualified teacher.