Apprentice Teaching Assistant

SGS Forest High School

Gloucestershire (GL14 2AZ)

Closes in 16 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 July 2025

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Summary

Join our supportive SEND team as an Apprentice Teaching Assistant. Support students with additional needs to access learning, develop confidence and make progress. Work with teachers in class, prepare resources, and be part of a team committed to inclusion, development and high-quality education.

Wage

£14,526.20 a year

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Annual wage is a competitive salary based on your age or the minimum apprenticeship rate.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday 8am-4pm Tuesday 8am-4pm Wednesday 8am-4pm Thursday 8am-4pm Friday 8am-3:30pm (Half an hour unpaid lunch break across all days)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

Your duties will include: 

  • Supporting students with SEND in lessons to help them access learning and make academic progress.
  • Working under the direction of the class teacher.
  • Assisting in the school’s SEMH base, supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural needs.
  • Helping maintain and update student support plans, passports and records.
  • Supervising and assisting with duties such as break, lunch time and exam invigilation.
  • Supporting the running of after-school clubs and enrichment activities.

Where you'll work

Causeway Road
Cinderford
Gloucestershire
GL14 2AZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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

Teaching Assistant Standard Level 3. Training is delivered in the workplace. 

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Patience

About this company

We are proud to be Cinderford’s secondary school, deeply committed to providing our young people with the best education possible. At SGS Forest High, everything we do is guided by our core Forest Values: Friendship, Organised, Respectful, Engaged, Sustainable, Teamwork. These values shape our community and inspire every student to reach their full potential in a supportive, inclusive, and nurturing environment.

https://academytrust.sgscol.ac.uk/the-forest-high-school (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

GC Employer Training and Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship vacancies@gloscol..ac.uk

0345 155 2020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329656.

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Closes in 16 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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