Teaching Assistant Apprentice
THE AXHOLME ACADEMY LTD
SCUNTHORPE (DN17 4HU)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 July 2025
Contents
Summary
We are delighted to be recruiting a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and hard-working training Teaching Assistant to work with our students. We teach an ambitious and rigorous academic curriculum with a clear focus on supporting all students to achieve positive outcomes and go ‘Beyond Expectations’.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours 15 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
You will work under the guidance of the SENDCO in addressing the need of students who require help to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the classroom, in order to achieve their full potential.
General duties include:
- Support the academic, social and emotional progress of students and ensure health needs are met.
- Work with individual students and small groups under the guidance of SENDCO/Deputy SENDCO and class teacher.
- Use own initiative in delivering and implementing learning activities by application of specific skills, knowledge and experience of those students with whom they are working.
- Help individual students or groups of students to access the differentiated curriculum, including assisting with the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
- Assists with general administration and supports classroom management, including creating differentiated learning resources for students with whom they are working.
- Implements strategies within Student Pen Portraits and assist the teacher to support students with whom they are working.
- Plan and deliver small group intervention sessions for students with Special Educational needs under the direction of the SENDCO/Deputy SENDCO.
- Complete half termly reports on the progress of students who are involved in intervention programmes.
- Helps to promote student good behaviour and discipline through positive interactions with the students and role modelling appropriate behaviour at all times.
- Follow all guidelines as set out by JCQ when facilitating access arrangements within examinations.
- Supervises students at breaks, lunchtimes, between lesson transitions, before and after school as directed by the SENDCO, taking own breaks at appropriate times.
- Attends and contributes to team meetings, and meetings with professionals where appropriate. Contributes to the annual review of a student’s EHCP where relevant.
- Supervises students on educational visits and out of classroom activities allowing those with Special Educational Needs to take part alongside their peers, following an appropriate risk assessment.
- Follows all academy policies and procedures including but not limited to: Health and Safety Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, Social Media Policy, AntiBullying and Harassment Policy, and GDPR and Data Protection Policy.
- Participates in an appropriate performance management programme.
- Promotes the academy's expectations, vision and ethos at all times.
Where you'll work
WHARF ROAD
CROWLE
SCUNTHORPE
DN17 4HU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DN COLLEGES GROUP
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
- Training will be at North Lindsey College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer.
- Day release.
- You will undertake the Teaching Assistant standard.
- https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/teaching-assistant-v1-1
- You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed.
- You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience.
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
The successful applicant must be over the age of 18. You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
About this company
At The Axholme Academy we believe that every student really does matter and every student really can achieve. No student at The Axholme Academy is seen as a statistic or can be ‘lost amongst the crowd’ - each student is most definitely known and valued as an individual. Success at The Axholme Academy is achieved through the energy and commitment of students and staff working closely together and also through strong relationships with parents and carers.
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Katie Westfield
katie.westfield@northlindsey.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331766.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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