Supporting nursery staff to enhance early years learning
The Autism Support Practitioner Apprenticeship supports teaching assistants and support staff to become specialists in autism practice. You will learn how to understand and respond effectively to the needs of autistic pupils, remove barriers to learning and enable meaningful participation and inclusion. You can work in primary, secondary, special schools, alternative provision, further education institutions such as sixth forms and colleges.
Duties
- Support autistic pupils to access learning and participate fully in educational activities.
- Understand and respond effectively to the individual needs of autistic pupils.
- Adapt learning environments to reduce barriers and promote inclusion.
- Implement evidence-informed strategies to support communication, sensory and social needs.
- Plan and deliver structured interventions that improve pupil outcomes.
- Monitor pupil progress and evaluate the impact of support strategies.
- Collaborate with teachers, families and external professionals to meet pupil needs.
- Promote positive behaviour by recognising behaviour as a form of communication.
- Personalise support approaches to meet individual learning, communication and sensory needs.
- Contribute to inclusive practice across the school to improve outcomes for autistic pupils.
Why choose Inspire ATA?
We work with high-quality training providers to deliver a wide range of training programmes through a blended learning approach that is tailored to each learner's needs. Inspire ATA recruits and employs each apprentice on behalf of the "host" client, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both apprentice and client.
We can also offer flexi-job apprenticeships which means we are able to offer short term contracts and other non-standard employment models.
- Statutory and non-statutory curriculum frameworks relevant to the provision.
- Statutory and non-statutory health, safety and well-being frameworks relevant to the provision, including safeguarding.
- Policies, processes and procedures related to the collecting, storing and sharing of information.
- The principles of equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and why these are important.
- The principles of sustainability within the education context.
- Theories of learning, their application and implications for learning.
- Typical patterns of child development and age related expectations. How these differ for individual learners and the implication of these.
- Sources of information of research informed evidence-based practice.
- Act in line with policies, processes and procedures related to statutory frameworks and non-statutory guidance, including safeguarding, implementing the setting’s behaviour policy.
- Establish a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment for learners.
- Establish nurturing, effective working relationships with learners, parents or carers and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate understanding of equality and diversity and sustainable development.
- Undertake dynamic risk assessment of the learning environment.
- Respond to and mitigate potential hazards that may adversely affect a learning environment.
- Contribute to the planning of learning and assessment activities.
- Apply teaching strategies to advance learning.
- Select and use safely, appropriate equipment and resources to advance learning.
- Act professionally, positively, and proactively.
- Show respect, care, approachability and empathy for children, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Adaptable and resilient.
- Eager to develop as a practitioner, by being receptive and open to challenge and constrictive criticism
Apprenticeships are available in the following locations
A number of our apprenticeship programmes are offered in multiple locations within the same area. Click on each location to find out more and apply.
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