Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at VTC Independent School

INSPIRE ATA LIMITED

Sittingbourne Kent (ME10 3DZ)

Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

Posted on 19 June 2025

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Summary

VTC is seeking a Teaching Assistant Apprentice to support a pupil with SEN, helping them achieve their goals. You'll assist with learning activities, routines, transitions, and behaviour, working closely with the teacher to provide tailored support.

Wage

£11,778 a year

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Automatic pay increase after one year on programme for 19+ year olds.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9AM till 3:30PM with a 30-minute lunch break.

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

  • Supporting the pupil
  • Build a positive relationship with the pupil, promoting high self-esteem, independence and social inclusion
  • Promote high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
  • Assist with the development and delivery of individual EHCPs
  • Support the pupil with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate
  • Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher(s) and increase the pupil’s achievement
  • Contribute to the planning of differentiated learning activities for the individual, delivering activities inside or outside the classroom
  • Support the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aimed at helping the pupil achieve their full potential in all areas of learning
  • Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of the pupil in learning and extracurricular activities
  • Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
  • Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
  • Use ICT skills to advance the pupil’s learning 
  • Provide regular feedback to teachers on the pupil’s progress, attainment and barriers to learning through pupil observation
  • Monitor, record and report on progress and attainment
  • Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons, if available
  • Working with staff, parents/carers and relevant professionals
  • Share knowledge and understanding of the pupil with other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
  • Communicate effectively with other staff members, pupils, and parents and carers
  • Keep other professionals accurately informed about performance, progress and any areas of concern
  • Understand their roles, to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
  • Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
  • Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
  • Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
  • Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school

Where you'll work

Centre 2000
St Michael S Road
Sittingbourne Kent
ME10 3DZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

LET ME PLAY 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

The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship standard qualification.

More training information

Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship program. Depending on the apprentice’s needs, the frequency of these sessions may vary. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 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
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Caring
  • SEN experience
  • Passionate about children

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

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After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRE ATA LIMITED

Katie Munn

Katie@inspire-ata.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327196.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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