Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice - SEND Pathway
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School
Lincoln (LN6 7UE)
Closes in 5 days (Thursday 4 December 2025)
Posted on 26 November 2025
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Summary
This opportunity will develop your skills as a Teaching Assistant whilst working with individual children, having special or particular needs & with groups of children as directed by the teacher. You will also provide support to the Inclusion Team & Class Teachers across a range of child-centred activities to promote child development & learning.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours and working week: 30 hours per week. 39 weeks per year (term-time). Monday to Friday, within the working hours of the school.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
Key duties include:
- Assist teachers in preparing lesson materials and resources.
- Support pupils with learning activities, both individually and in groups.
- Help manage classroom behaviour and maintain a positive learning environment.
- Provide extra support for pupils with special educational needs (SEND).
- Supervise pupils during breaks, lunchtimes, and outings.
- Assist with administrative tasks such as marking, record-keeping, and organising supplies.
- Encourage and support pupil engagement, confidence, and progress.
- Collaborate with teachers to adapt resources and activities to meet pupils’ needs.
- Foster a safe and inclusive environment for all pupils.
- Observe and report pupil progress to teachers and senior staff.
- To adhere to Health and Safety Regulations.
- To keep confidential any issues related to Sir Francis Hill Primary School which are deemed confidential.
Where you'll work
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School
Bristol Drive
Lincoln
LN6 7UE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
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 training will be in partnership with Priory Apprenticeships, which offer a strong foundation for a career in education, in a supportive environment.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or C and above)
- Maths (grade 4 or C and above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Skills/Behaviours desired: • A desire to learn • A good communicator and listener with a keen interest in finding solutions • Computer literate • Good administrative and organisational skills • Demonstrate a methodical approach to tasks with a high level of accuracy • Able to use own initiative • Ability to understand the importance of confidentiality at all times A DBS check may be required as part of this role.
About this employer
At Sir Francis Hill we can offer: * Happy, enthusiastic and hard-working children * A school community that is friendly, where everyone is valued and committed to providing stimulating learning experiences * A supportive, hardworking and dedicated team of colleagues * Opportunity for continuing professional development
After this apprenticeship
On completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for the role to be made permanent, with the opportunity to undertake further training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002615.
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Closes in 5 days (Thursday 4 December 2025)
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