Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship at Mount C of E Primary School
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Newark (NG24 1EW)
Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 September 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about working with children and eager to begin a rewarding career in education.
- Wage
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£12,759.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Automatic pay increase after one year on programme for 19+ year olds
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:45am till 3:45pm, with a 30-minute lunch break.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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 teaching staff to support pupils’ learning and development in the classroom, in small groups, and on a one-to-one basis. As part of our nurturing environment, you will help children grow in confidence, independence, and self-esteem, while promoting the school’s Christian ethos of kindness, respect, and inclusion.
- Work with individuals or small groups to support learning
- Provide tailored help for children with special educational needs or additional needs
- Encourage independence, resilience, and positive attitudes to learning
- Assist with personal care when required
- Promote and model Christian values of kindness, respect, and inclusion
- Prepare and adapt resources under the direction of teaching staff
- Deliver planned learning activities and interventions
- Help create a safe, supportive, and engaging learning environment
- Observe, record, and report pupil progress and achievements
- Contribute to assessments and classroom organisation
- Support positive behaviour strategies in line with school policy
- Ensure the safety, wellbeing, and security of all pupils
- Follow safeguarding procedures and report any concerns promptly
- Build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents, and external agencies
- Work collaboratively as part of the school team
- Attend training, staff meetings, and development opportunities
- Supervise pupils at transitions, break, and lunchtimes
- Support school trips, visits, and enrichment activities
- Assist with displays, classroom admin, and wider school life
What We’re Looking For:
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- Strong communication skills (oral, written, and IT)
- A good understanding of child development and additional needs
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare
- Reliability, confidentiality, and an excellent attendance record
- Previous experience in an educational setting is desirable but not essential
Where you'll work
Kings Road
Newark
NG24 1EW
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
The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship standard qualification.
More training information
Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship program. Depending on the apprentice’s needs, the frequency of these sessions may vary.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Reliable
- Passionate about children
- Flexible
Other requirements
Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
About this employer
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Katie Munn
Katie@inspire-ata.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341822.
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Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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