Level 3 SEND Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship – Cholsey Primary School – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Cholsey Primary School has been at the heart of the community in Cholsey Village for many years and provides a rich education and learning experience for children in Cholsey and many of the neighbouring villages. As the village has continued to grow and develop, so too has the school. We are looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant to join our team.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday - working hours TBC

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 30 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

The Role:

This post involves working as a Teaching Assistant during the school day and being a playworker in our popular and oversubscribed After School Club on some days of the week. The role involves supporting class teachers and SENDCo, working with individual children, supervising and supporting at lunchtimes and running small group interventions

Main Duties:

Supervise and support all pupils, including those with special needs
Promote safety, inclusion, interaction, independence, and self-esteem
Encourage engagement in learning and provide feedback under teacher guidance
Administer First Aid (training provided)
Help maintain a positive classroom environment and display pupils’ work
Assist with lesson planning and pupil progress tracking
Provide feedback to teachers and support behaviour management
Build relationships with parents and assist with admin tasks
Work with children in various settings (indoor/outdoor)
Deliver and adjust structured learning activities, including core subjects
Support technology use and manage learning materials
Follow policies on safeguarding, safety, and data protection
Promote equality and contribute to the school’s ethos and CARE values
Collaborate with staff, attend meetings, undertake training, and support school trips

Where you'll work

Church Road
Cholsey
Wallingford
OX10 9PP

Training

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

College or training organisation

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Your 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.

Your training plan

As an apprentice, you will receive support through both on-the-job learning and formal training as part of your apprenticeship programme. This will typically include:

Study towards a relevant qualification, Level 3 Teaching Assistant Diploma
On-the-job training and mentoring from experienced professionals
Regular review meetings to track progress and development

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

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After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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