Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Sir Edmund Hillary Academy

Nottinghamshire (S81 0AN)

Closes in 30 days (Thursday 21 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 July 2025

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Summary

Sir Edmund Hillary Academy (L.E.A.D Academy) are looking for a teaching assistant to join their team. Your role would be assisting with teaching and learning and associated activities in accordance with school policies & procedures. This is a great opportunity to gain experience and a level 3 qualification to start your teaching assistant journey.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Wage rises to National Minimum Wage after 12 months if over 19 years old.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday (term time only) Daily hours to be confirmed 37.5 hours per week total

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Duration

1 year 4 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

Kingsway
Kilton
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S81 0AN

Training

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

Training provider

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

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

L.E.A.D. Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust comprising primary and secondary academies across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicester, Lincoln and Sheffield.

https://www.siredmundhillary.notts.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Horiya

Horiya.haji@lmpeducation.org

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332910.

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Closes in 30 days (Thursday 21 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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