Apprentice Teaching Assistant at The Holmesdale School

The Holmesdale School

Snodland (ME6 5BT)

Closes in 25 days (Monday 26 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 May 2025

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Summary

Are you someone who loves a challenge? Are you interested in working with one of the southeast’s most dynamic multi-academy trusts? Do you want to transform the lives of young people? We are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to join our team at The Holmesdale School in Snodland.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Please note that this is a term time only position, so you will be paid a pro-rata amount of the advertised annual salary, which will include an payment in lieu for annual leave.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday: 08:30am-3.30pm, 39 weeks per year, 20% paid time during working hours is given to complete training, referred to as “Off the Job Training”

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Understanding how pupils learn & develop:

  • Provide feedback.
  • Comprehend appropriate levels of learning resources.
  • Recognise different stages of child development 
    Technology.
  • Using appropriate technology.

Working with teachers to understand & support assessment for learning:

  • Accurately observe.
  • Assessment procedures.
  • Familiar with assessment materials.
  • Knowledge of the curriculum & context.

Keeping Children Safe:

  • Understand current statutory guidance.
  • Importance of sharing relevant information
    Skills.

Developing strategies for support:

  • Develop strategies to support & encourage pupils.
  • Use appropriately varied vocabulary.
  • Embed effective behaviour management strategies.
  • Deliver interventions.
  • Foster & encourage positive, effective, nurturing & safe learning.
  • Recognise, adapt & respond to all pupils.

Communication & teamwork:

  • Work closely with teachers.
  • Ensure regular communication. 
  • Deliver/lead small group teaching. 
  • Build appropriate relationships. 
  • Comply with policy & procedures.
  • Implement current statutory guidance including ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ Part 1, safeguarding policies, Prevent Strategy.
  • Undertake safeguarding training every 3 years.
  • Support pupils’ well-being whilst embedding the importance of online safety.

Working with teachers to accurately assess:

  • Contribute to a range of assessment processes & use information effectively.
  • Use specific feedback to help pupils make progress.
  • Apply good subject knowledge.

Using technology:

  • Use school computer systems.
  • Use relevant technology competently & effectively to improve learning.
  • Ensure pupils use technology safely.

Problem solving/ability to motivate pupils:

  • Use a range of strategies including scaffolding & open questioning skills to enable pupils to access & engage in learning.
  • Recognise the difference between pastoral & academic issues & model good behaviour for learning.

Behaviours

Building relationships/embracing change:

  • Flexibility, trust, professional conduct, confidentiality & being respectful.
  • Promote the school’s efforts to build positive behaviour for learning.
  • Promote & exemplify positive behaviour & uphold the school ethos.
  • Be enthusiastic & open to new ideas.

Adding value to education:

  • Praise; provide constructive & specific feedback & support pupils, helping them to achieve their maximum potential socially, emotionally & academically through peer marking & reflection.

Promoting equality, diversity & inclusion:

  • Keep pupils at the centre of everything.
  • Promote community cohesion & cultural diversity encompassing a full understanding of the school’s ethos.

Professional standards & personal accountability:

  • Demonstrate professional relationships in line with the SAT Staff Code of Conduct, see link below.
  • https://profiletraining.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/EXA-XIItPN5Hphv2OBfjUTUBqB3kg_92xyoxmBA9Y_Dn4Q?e=VfMG9W
  • Be diplomatic, a positive role model & maintain confidentiality.
  • Optimise learning opportunities.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to learn & improve personal skill set.
  • Work collaboratively & constructively.
  • Engage professionally. 

Where you’ll work

The Holmesdale School
Malling Road
Snodland
ME6 5BT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
  • Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
  • Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
  • Adapt resources to support all learners.
  • 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.
  • Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
  • Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
  • Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
  • Adapt resources to support all learners.
  • 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.

Your training plan

  • Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.
  • English and maths functional skills at level 2 if required.
  • Preparation for End Point Assessment.
  • Work-based and tutor supported online training.
  • https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/teaching-assistant-v1-1 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English, Maths and Science (grade A*to C or 9 to 4, or predicted)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Patience
  • High degree of confidentiality
  • Sensitivity with students
  • Sensitivity with parents
  • Flexible
  • Resilient
  • Some classroom experience
  • Empathise with children
  • Professional and polite
  • Keen to learn new skills

Other requirements

On the job training with the employer whilst working towards the Apprenticeship Standard – Teaching Assistants work in Primary, Special and Secondary education across all age ranges encompassing special educational needs and emotional vulnerabilities. The primary role of the Teaching Assistant is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress. Regular work-based assessments/observations carried out your Profile Development and Training Tutor, to determine competency and meet with Awarding Body standards.

About this company

The Holmesdale School is a well-established 11-18 co-educational school, in the heart of the Medway Valley. The school was rebuilt in 2007. This provides our community with modern, exceptionally well-resourced facilities; yet the school ethos is founded on traditional values. The School provides a safe learning environment where students can access a high quality curriculum through the Holmesdale home style of learning which ensure that students are independent, resilient and suitably equipped for life-long learning. This is achieved through celebrating personal excellence on each individuals; learning journey. The development and well-being of each individual child is at the heart of our moral purpose. These values are embedded through our moral code; honesty, kindness, courage and diligence. Our school motto is Dedicated to community, committed to equality, striving for excellence and we embrace the ECCO Values of Engagement, Character, Community and Ownership. At The Holmesdale School we unlock potential and transform lives through exceptional education. We achieve this through; • Excellent Teaching • State of the art facilities and an excellent climate for learning • Supporting students to be the best they can be • Being big enough for choice, small enough to care. Holmesdale has a friendly and supportive, but disciplined, environment and provides extensive learning opportunities which unlock student’s self-belief and aspiration.

https://www.holmesdale.kent.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The Holmesdale School is fully committed to providing potential permanent employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship within their thriving learning community.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

Vicky Davies

vicky.davies@profiledt.co.uk

01843 609300

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316725.

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Closes in 25 days (Monday 26 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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