Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Oasis Academy Hadley

OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING

London (EN3 4PX)

Closes in 20 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 26 August 2025

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Summary

As a Teaching Assistant apprentice, you will be supporting pupils with Additional Educational Needs (AEN), the role involves contributing to the overall provision and resources available for these pupils in the primary part of the school.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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£9.30 per hour, Pro-rata salary

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm, Term time only.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 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

As part of supporting pupils with Additional Educational Needs (AEN), the role involves contributing to the overall provision and resources available for these pupils in the primary part of the school.

A key responsibility is to assist in raising the achievement levels of AEN students, ensuring they meet or exceed expected progress. Additionally, the role focuses on promoting the well-being of AEN students within the Academy environment. An essential duty is to promote and safeguard the welfare of all children that you teach or interact with, maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere for their development. This work also extends to contributing to the daily operations of the Academy when necessary.

Key responsibilities: 

  • Promote a positive culture within the Academy, ensuring diversity is recognised and respected
  • Raise student achievement by developing outstanding practices in collaboration with class teachers
  • Contribute to the Academy’s vision, values, and aims while adhering to professional standards
  • Assist with implementing Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Education, Health Care Plans, and Pastoral Support Programmes (PSPs)
  • Support teachers in planning, delivering, and evaluating differentiated lessons
  • Develop and adapt resources for identified students
  • Work with small groups or individual students on literacy and numeracy support
  • Listen to students read and observe their performance, reporting back to teachers
  • Maintain student records and assist with reviewing IEPs and PSPs
  • Support students during Academy and public exams
  • Clear away materials after lessons
  • Act as the Key Person for an assigned group, keeping records to inform planning and sharing progress with parents and staff
  • Monitor and report student progress to parents under the class teacher’s direction
  • Assist in the physical management of students and encourage their independence and confidence
  • Help with lunchtime clubs, attend to students in distress or accidents, and escort them on educational visits
  • Foster positive relationships with parents and carers
  • Attend training sessions, team meetings, and participate in the
  • Performance Management process
  • Complete routine administrative tasks as required

Where you'll work

Oasis Academy Hadley South Street
Ponders End
Enfield
London
EN3 4PX

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

  • You will work towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification across a total duration of 16 months
  • Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/
  • All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
  • An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship!

More training information

During this teaching assistant apprenticeship you will promote self-belief, social inclusion and high self-esteem which will play an integral part to pupils’ wellbeing.

You will become an essential part in the learning environment for the classroom teacher and pupils. Working to ensure pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing and safe environment. It is an active role supporting the learner to access the curriculum and expand their knowledge.

TAs play a crucial role in supporting teachers and pupils. Your work can have a significant impact on the children's learning experiences, helping them to succeed academically and personally.

  • Milestone 1. Keeping children safe in Education – (KCSIE Policy, child protection, safeguarding awareness, serious case reviews, health, safety and wellbeing legislation)
  • Milestone 2. Professional Standards and Personal Accountability – (Relationships and Role Modelling, CPD and Personal development)
  • Milestone 3. Child Development and Behaviours – (Child Development Practitioners, stages of development, Behaviour Management).
  • Milestone 4. Curriculum and Technology – (School ICT Systems, using technology, National Curriculum key Stages)
  • Milestone 5. Learning and Assessment Strategies – (Assessment procedures, feedback techniques, SEND Strategies and partnership working)
  • Milestone 6. Prep for End Point Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further. Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.

About this employer

Hadley is an all-through family school, where children at every key stage from ages 2 to 19 learn well and make great progress. We pride ourselves on being inclusive and championing the gifts and talents of every individual. The happiness, care and wellbeing of all our children is central to our approach and enables everyone at Hadley to thrive in a safe and secure environment. We have an established culture of high expectations, where children are taught well and encouraged to develop both academically and culturally. Having such a well-rounded learning experience is central to our purpose as it is this that enables our children to be aspirational for themselves, their families and their community.

After this apprenticeship

  • We are looking for someone who would like to gain experience and if you have been a super star throughout the apprenticeship course, then we will be looking at long term employment

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338798.

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Closes in 20 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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