The level 5 apprenticeship ‘Specialist Teaching Assistant’ (STA) is described as follows: ‘Specialist teaching assistants support provision related to special educational needs and disability (SEND), the social and emotional well-being, of learners, or within another area of specialist curriculum provision such as forest schools, EAL, subject-based interventions or music education.’
STAs will work alongside colleagues across all ages and abilities in primary, secondary and special schools, alternative provision, sixth forms and colleges, and other education settings such as music hubs.
The training includes standard core elements of advancing learning, planning and assessment, communication, professionalism, regulation and guidance, and one of the following specialist themes: Specialist Educational Needs and Disabilities; Social and emotional well-being; Curriculum provision.
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