Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Spa Education Trust
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
London (SE1 5RN)
Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
Posted on 24 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Support pupils with autism and moderate/severe learning difficulties by promoting learning, communication, and independence. Work under the guidance of the Class Teacher and leadership team, providing classroom support and helping manage pupils across the school.
- Wage
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£15,115.10 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
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Monday 8:30am till 4:45pm, Tuesday to Friday 8:30am till 3:45pm with a 45-minute lunch break.
38 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Spa Education are looking for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice to work under the guidance of the Class Teacher in the performance of all general duties associated with assisting pupils within the classroom setting. This will include helping with supervision of academic work such as reading, writing and number work, telling stories, assisting with craftwork, general cleaning up and practical classroom organisation. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area under the guidance of teaching staff.
- Contribute to the overall vision and values of the school.
- To work cooperatively as a part of a team for the benefit of the pupils in the class.
- Participate in the school’s induction programme and other learning activities and performance development, as required.
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
- To be fully aware and understand the duties and responsibilities outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education in relation to child protection and safeguarding children and young people.
- To be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding.
- Supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety.
- Be aware of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and security of pupils, confidentiality and data protection. Reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Encourage pupils to act independently where appropriate.
- Support any pupils’ personal care needs.
- Lunchtime supervision. Prepare equipment and resources as directed by the Class Teacher and assist pupils in their use.
- Supporting pupils in using basic ICT and technology, as directed.
Where you'll work
Monnow Road
London
SE1 5RN
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 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)
- 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- SEN experience
- Reliable
- Resilient
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.
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 VAC1000327883.
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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
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