SEND Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Richmond Academy

Oldham (OL9 6HY)

Closes in 20 days (Friday 8 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 July 2025

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Summary

To work under the guidance of designated teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom for our high level SEND children. This is a challenging but thoroughly rewarding role working with children with complex needs.

Wage

£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, (Term time) + 3 days as directed by the Headteacher. Shift hours to be confirmed.

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 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

Where you'll work

Winterbottom Street
Oldham
OL9 6HY

Training

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

Training provider

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

About this employer

At Richmond Academy we strive to 'be the best we can be' and have a driving determination to achieve educational excellence. The strong values we uphold and the high expectations we have for all our children both academically and socially. We aim to prepare all our children to be confident, resilient learners who accept each other's differences and can make informed choices. We will ensure that all our children become lifelong learners where they can always BELIEVE, ACHIEVE and SUCCEED. Our children continue to make excellent progress in their learning, and this is through the hard work of our children and staff, as well as the strong relationships we have developed over time with our families and the local community.

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After this apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

Andrea Kearns

andrea.kearns@oldham.ac.uk

0161 785 4072

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332671.

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Closes in 20 days (Friday 8 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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