Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Strood Academy
Kent (ME2 2SX)
Closes in 10 days (Monday 17 November 2025)
Posted on 6 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Leigh Academy Strood is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our welcoming and supportive team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain invaluable, hands-on experience, develop essential skills, and build a solid foundation for a rewarding career in education.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Actual salary £13,934 per annum (£16,200 full-time equivalent)
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Term Time + 1-week inset, 37 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 18 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Who We’re Looking For:
You’ll bring excellent communication skills, a natural empathy, and a collaborative spirit. Applicants should be professional, personable, and above all else, have a positive work ethic and can-do attitude with a genuine commitment to supporting pupils. A desire to learn and develop within a school setting is a must.
If you're ready to start your career in education with real-world experience and dedicated support, apply today!
Where you'll work
Carnation Road
Strood
Rochester
Kent
ME2 2SX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
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
Requirements
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
- Administrative skills
- Non judgemental
About this employer
Since opening in 2009, our academy has transformed the educational opportunities and outcomes for girls and boys in Strood. The improvement in academic performance has been driven by a talented and committed workforce, the hard work of our students, and support from parents and our community. Our new buildings in Carnation Road were designed in partnership with Nicholas Hare and built by BAM as our main contractor at a cost of £26m. They opened in September 2012 and have outstanding learning environments and outside play areas as well as fantastic sports facilities. The buildings reflect our education vision of creating a mature and purposeful educational environment where children of all abilities can learn and thrive. Our vision is to be an inclusive community where we are all kind, respectful and resilient in our journey towards excellence. Our students thrive through an enriching and diverse curriculum that offers a global perspective, empowering all to become inquisitive lifelong learners. Our core values are to be: Inquisitive Respectful Resilient Kind Our purpose at Strood Academy is to: nurture students’ aspirations and build resilience within an environment of tolerance, respect and empathy; shape leaders within a global community; develop and celebrate knowledgeable and inquiring minds to promote lifelong learning and; help young people develop into well educated, considerate and caring citizens. We have a growing roll call of 1400 children, including 200 in Sixth Form. Working in our academy takes a lot of dedication and hard work, but for the right individuals, it can be an incredibly rewarding experience and contribute significantly to personal and professional development. Why work at Strood Academy? Centralised behaviour system and detentions - simple for teachers to follow allowing disruptive free classrooms. Our commitment to the development of all staff - CPD on Wednesday afternoons and the opportunity to collaborate with staff from other schools in the LAT. Also all staff at Strood receive regular coaching feedback through our on-line platform on-track. Strood academy is easily accessible by A2 and the high speed train can allow for travel into London in less than 30 minutes. We have a common sense approach to workload. All teachers are expected to feedback or live mark. We also work closely as a Trust allowing for centralised resources to be shared across our secondary schools.
After this apprenticeship
This is an opportunity that offers a great chance to learn on the job while earning and gaining a qualification. If you're ready to take the first step in your career, apply now and join our incredible team at Leigh Academy Strood!
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Strood Academy
Amy Wenban
joinus@latrust.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349929.
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Closes in 10 days (Monday 17 November 2025)
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