Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Treetops School

Essex (RM16 2WU)

Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 May 2025

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Summary

We are looking for two teaching assistant apprentices to work at our wonderful school. Treetops is based in Grays, Essex and is a day special school for children and young people between the ages of 5 and 19 who experience moderate learning difficulties.

Wage

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

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Apprentices pay will be paid term-time only with payments spread over 12 months.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Work with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of teaching staff
  • Establish positive relationships with pupils who are supported
  • Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher
  • Support pupils with activities which support literacy and numeracy
  • SkillsSupport the use of ICT in the classroom and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
  • Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with school policies and help keep pupils on task
  • To respect confidentiality at all times
  • Participate in the evaluation of learning activities with the teacher,  providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour

Where you'll work

Buxton Road
Grays
Essex
RM16 2WU

Training

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

College or training organisation

CHELMSFORD COLLEGE

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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

College day release will take place at Dilkes Academy, South Ockendon or Chelmsford College depending on where the apprentice lives.  Day release at college will take once per week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9)

Other in:

Maths and English (grade 2)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Please make sure you are able to get to work easily.

About this company

Treetops is a day special school for children and young people between the ages of 5 and 19 who experience moderate learning difficulties.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time Teaching Assistant role
  • Higher Level Teaching Assistant
  • Primary School Teacher

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHELMSFORD COLLEGE

David Cornwell

Cornwelld@chelmsford.ac.uk

01245 293119

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318662.

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Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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