Apprentice Teaching Assistant
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln (LN6 0DE)
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 5 July 2026)
Posted on 19 June 2026
Contents
Summary
The Pilgrim School has an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in supporting secondary age young people in the classroom in an alternative setting. It would ideally suit a recent graduate who is interested in a career in an Education setting for the TA position, the apprentice would be training towards the Level 3 qualification
- Wage
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£13,520 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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Monday- Friday with specific working hours being discussed at interview.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 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
- To work with individual children having special or particular needs in accordance with the child's statement where appropriate and/or groups of children asdirected by the teacher
- To provide support to the Headteacher/Teacher across a range of child centered activities to promote child development and learning
- Participate in preperation of the classroom
- Monitor children's need and reporting these to a designated person
- Act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management
Where you'll work
The Pilgrim School
Carrington Drive
Lincoln
LN6 0DE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BOSTON COLLEGE
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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 apprentice will work within the school setting and undertake the formal qualification with Boston College, which may consist of college days throughout the apprenticeship
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with “keeping children safe in education”.
About this employer
The governors, staff and I are delighted to introduce you to the work of our school.
The Pilgrim School is a Community Special School (Hospital School). We act on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council to fulfil their duties under Section 19 of the 1996 Education Act. We also provide education to pupils who are not able to access their mainstream school due to illness, physical or mental, short or long term.
We have three bases at Lincoln, Baumber and Amber Hill. In addition, we provide education for pupils in the home whose medical needs are such that they cannot access a base.
We are a hope led school. We draw upon the work of positive psychologists such as Rick Snyder, Shane Lopez, Martin Seligman, and Dante Dixson. We passionately believe that a child’s history is not their destiny; that a person’s current circumstance does not dictate their future.
https://www.pilgrim.lincs.sch.uk/headteacher-welcome (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- A career within an education setting
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BOSTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038234.
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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 5 July 2026)
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