Apprentice SEN Teaching Assistant
Brockswood Primary School
Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7JZ)
Closes in 7 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 November 2026
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Summary
An exciting opportunity to start your career working with children. You will support Early Years and Key Stage 1 pupils, including children with SEND, to access learning, build confidence and develop independence. You will work alongside teachers and the SENCO while completing your apprenticeship and gaining valuable hands-on experience.
- Wage
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£14,560 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 to Friday, 8.30am until 3.30pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 30 November 2026
- 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
- Provide one-to-one and small group support for pupils, including pupils with SEND, as directed by the class teacher or SENCO.
- Help pupils access lessons, activities and social situations, promoting inclusion, participation and independence.
- Support pupils’ confidence, communication, emotional well-being and positive relationships using a calm, respectful and nurturing approach.
- Support behaviour in line with school policies and agreed strategies, maintaining clear routines and prioritising pupils’ safety and well-being.
- Observe pupils’ learning, engagement, progress and behaviour and provide clear, factual feedback to teachers and the SENCO.
- Support pupils to use agreed learning strategies, communication aids, resources and specialist equipment following appropriate guidance and training.
- Supervise pupils during lessons, transitions, playtimes and other activities, indoors and outdoors.
- Follow individual support plans, risk assessments and agreed reasonable adjustments to meet pupils’ individual needs.
- Provide personal care and support with medical or physical needs where required, following appropriate training and school procedures.
- Support pupils with personalised learning activities while maintaining high expectations and access to a broad curriculum.
- Work closely with teachers, the SENCO and other professionals, following lesson plans and agreed support strategies.
- Prepare and organise resources for lessons and planned activities.
- Contribute to assessment and record keeping, including annotating pupils’ work and sharing relevant observations.
- Help maintain a safe, organised, welcoming and inclusive learning environment and contribute to classroom displays.
- Complete appropriate administrative tasks such as data entry, record keeping, filing, photocopying and preparing or collating documents.
- Communicate with parents and carers when directed by the class teacher or senior member of staff, referring any queries or concerns appropriately.
- Promote equality and inclusion, supporting pupils with SEND, pupils learning English as an additional language and disadvantaged pupils to participate and succeed.
- Contribute to the school’s therapeutic and trauma-informed approach, helping pupils feel safe, valued and ready to learn.
- Maintain confidentiality and follow school procedures relating to safeguarding, health and safety, security and data protection.
- Report safeguarding concerns, hazards, accidents or incidents promptly to the appropriate member of staff.
- Attend relevant meetings, training and apprenticeship learning, applying new knowledge and skills within the limits of your training and supervision.
- Contribute positively to the wider school community and carry out other reasonable duties appropriate to the apprenticeship and your level of training.
Where you'll work
Shenley Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7JZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
OAKLANDS 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
Our assessors come to the workplace to support training alongside workshops where necessary.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 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
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which must be satisfactorily completed before employment can commence.
About this employer
Brockswood serves a diverse community. Many pupils enter school with starting points below national expectations, and the school has a significant proportion of pupils with SEND, pupils who speak English as an additional language and disadvantaged pupils. The role therefore requires a patient, inclusive and responsive approach that recognises individual strengths and needs, maintains high expectations and supports pupils to make progress.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression into further apprenticeships to develop career.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
OAKLANDS COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061485.
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Closes in 7 days (Friday 13 November 2026 at 11:59pm)