Learning Support Assistant Apprentice

Warwickshire County Council

Rugby (CV23 0RA)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 May 2025


Summary

The candidate will be able to relate well to children and adults, have good communication and listening skills and be able to take direction but also take initiative when required.

Wage

£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Shifts to be confirmed

32 hours 30 minutes 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

  • Carry out appropriate activities as planned, either with small groups or individuals - e.g. promoting increased attention and staying on task, helping with physical difficulties whilst encouraging independence
  • Support pupils in accessing the curriculum (and with young pupils, extend play based learning)
  • Provide for physical care of pupils, including lifting, interactive communication, supervision
  • Assist and support pupils with personal care – eg changing, toileting, showering, washing, dressing, undressing, care of clothes, personal hygiene
  • Assist with pupil supervision – eg on arrival/leaving the class, at breaktime and lunchtime (when required)
  • Accompany pupils as directed, eg out of the classroom, on visits, trips and out of school activities
  • Deal with minor accidents, upsets

Where you'll work

Brockhurst Lane
Monks Kirby
Rugby
CV23 0RA

Training

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

College or training organisation

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED

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

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

  • The apprentices will recieve all training on the job within the workplace
  • They will also have an assigned Educator from Heart of England Training who they will meet with via teams regualrly
  • There will also be remote day courses to attend

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

A DBS will need to be completed.

About this company

The Revel C Of E Primary School is a welcoming establishment located at Brockhurst Lane in Monks Kirby, UK, offering quality primary education and a safe learning environment.

https://www.therevelprimaryschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Possibly permanent position as LSA once qualified

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED

Louisa Barby

Apprenticeshiprecruitment@hoet.co.uk

01788568425

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322290.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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