Teaching Assistant Apprentice (SEND)

THE CONSTELLATION TRUST

Hull (HU4 6LQ)

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 29 June 2025)

Posted on 13 June 2025

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Summary

Rise Academy is looking for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice (SEND) to support in the in their Rising Stars provision. The successful applicant will work in the classroom and work as part of a team. Under the guidance of teachers, the successful candidates will be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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The salary is pro-rata as the post is term time only. Please see the advert on the application portal for the actual salary.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday - between the hours of 8.00am and 4.00pm.

35 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

  • Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils
  • Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning
  • Support in producing learning resources
  • Support to assist in pupil supervision
  • Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs
  • Reporting pupil progress to the teacher
  • Work within the school's policy and procedures
  • Working to the relevant apprenticeship standard and completing work in a timely manner

Where you'll work

Rise Academy Rising Stars
North Road
Hull
HU4 6LQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE CONSTELLATION TRUST

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

  • Level 3 Teaching Assistant (SEND) qualification, equivalent to A Level, including Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
  • The apprentices are required to attend face-to-face training once a week at Sirius Academy West

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Applicants who start the apprenticeship when they are aged 19 or under and do not have the desired GCSEs or equivalent level 2 functional skills qualifications must be willing to undertake level 2 functional skills in the first 12 months of their apprenticeship.

About this company

Our Trust includes primary, secondary and an alternative provision school working together to provide the best learning opportunities for the pupils within our network of schools. Each school serves its own community and has its own unique identity. Together we benefit from working in partnership, share good practice and have a joint central service support team. The current vacancy is for Rising Stars.

https://www.riseacademyhull.co.uk/rising-stars/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Possible further development leading to full-time employment within the Trust
  • Move on to the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship which is equivalent to a foundation degree, paving the way for you to obtain your degree and become a teacher

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE CONSTELLATION TRUST

Apprenticeship Team

admin@yhtt.ac.uk

01482 567793

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326064.

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Closes in 14 days (Sunday 29 June 2025)

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