TEACHING ASSISTANT APPRENTICE L3

Hillside Specialist School And College

Longridge (PR3 3XB)

Closes in 25 days (Monday 23 February 2026)

Posted on 26 January 2026

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Summary

Hillside is a Special School & College for children and young adults with autism. We have 118 students ranging from ages 4 to 18 years. We encourage a happy and professional culture and seek highly energetic and motivated staff who embrace challenge.

Wage

£12,759.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Term time only plus INSET days.

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 23 March 2026

Duration

2 years

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

  • Be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children with autism to support their education, personal and social development 
  • Establishing positive relationships to assist pupils in completing structured learning activities.
  • Duties may include: giving support to implement learning activities, working with individual or small groups of pupils, supporting the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning and providing support in producing learning resources

Where you'll work

Hillside Specialist School And College
Ribchester Road
Longridge
PR3 3XB

Training

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

Training provider

EAST LANCASHIRE LEARNING GROUP

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

Training and support is provided to all staff, including Safeguarding, Team Teach, and Emergency First Aid at Work. On-the-job training will include the use of Makaton and specialist computer programmes to produce resources. If GCSE Grade 4 has not previously been achieved, maths, English and ICT functional skills must be completed as part of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Level 2)
  • Maths (grade Level 2)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

Our Values

  • Respect – Every member of the Hillside Community is always respectful to others, regardless of who they are.
  • Nurture – Hillside is a nurturing environment which will help every pupil to do the best they can in a safe and caring way.
  • Responsibility - Everyone at Hillside takes responsibility for themselves in every way they can to be the best they can.
  • Creativity – Hillside has an ambitiously creative curriculum to support pupils to achieve their very best.
  • Individuality – Hillside pupils are encouraged to embrace their individuality and are supported to understand their Autism by staff and parents who advocate for them

http://www.hillside.lancs.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There is no guarantee at the end of this apprenticeship, but support will be given in seeking employment should the need arise.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST LANCASHIRE LEARNING GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010783.

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Closes in 25 days (Monday 23 February 2026)

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