SEND Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Richmond Academy
Oldham (OL9 6HY)
Closes in 18 days (Friday 8 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 July 2025
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Summary
To work under the guidance of designated teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom for our high level SEND children. This is a challenging but thoroughly rewarding role working with children with complex needs.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 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, (Term time) + 3 days as directed by the Headteacher. Shift hours to be confirmed.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 2 September 2025
- 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
- Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
- The role will also require involvement with a high level of intimate care and support with feeding
- Supervise and support pupils to undertake agreed learning activities / programmes linked to local and national curriculum and learning strategies
- Adjusting activities according to pupil responses and needs, including for those with special educational needs
- The role may include supporting and implementing pupils’ personal programme, including social, health, physical, hygiene, and welfare matters. The pupil may also need assistance to access different areas of the school. Following appropriate training and in line with school procedures, to administer basic first aid and/or medication as required
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils by encouraging them to interact with each other and to engage in activities led by the teacher
- Support the effective use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
- Promote self-esteem and independence amongst pupils
- Provide feedback to pupils on their progress and achievement under the guidance of a teacher, in line with school policy
Key Tasks:
Support for Teachers:
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflicts in line with school behaviour policies
- Working with younger children with complex needs, typically ASD
- Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers, promoting the school s home/school liaison policy
- Assist the teacher with the preparation of teaching and learning materials and resources
- Provide detailed feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc. as requested
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested, and assist with the collation of pupil reports as requested by the teacher, which may involve data inputting
- Maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans
- Assist with the display of pupil’s work
- Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/learning activity and assist pupils in their use
- Administer and mark straightforward routine tests, e.g. spelling or mental arithmetic, and invigilate tests as required
- Provide clerical support for teachers, e.g. photocopying, filing, collecting money, checking deliveries and placing goods in stock and maintaining records of stock, administering coursework and production of work sheets for agreed activities
Support for the School:
- To support others within the classroom and the school, contributing to the achievement of school objectives by working as part of a team
- Assist with activities outside the classroom, working as part of a team to oversee pupils and support Activity Leaders, e.g. Breakfast Club or accompanying to swimming lessons. (If this is an agreed part of the working pattern)
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of a teacher
Standard duties:
- To understand the importance of inclusion, equality and diversity, both when working with pupils and with colleagues, and to promote equal opportunities for all
- To uphold and promote the values and the ethos of the school
- To implement and uphold the policies, procedures and codes of practice of the school, including relating to customer care, finance, data protection, ICT, health & safety, anti-bullying and safeguarding/child protection
Where you'll work
Winterbottom Street
Oldham
OL9 6HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Off the job training will be delivered at The Oldham College, one day per week
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent)
- Maths (grade Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Reliable
- Hard working
- Reliable and punctual
- Creative and innovative
Other requirements
Willingness to undertake training in relevant learning strategies. You will be expected to be flexible with the working hours to ensure cover is maintained. During the year you will be expected to participate in additional events out of the normal working hours, for example, parent’s evening and open days. There is a degree of lifting and carrying that you will need to be able to carry out. This employer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required undertake an enhanced DBS.
About this employer
At Richmond Academy we strive to 'be the best we can be' and have a driving determination to achieve educational excellence. The strong values we uphold and the high expectations we have for all our children both academically and socially. We aim to prepare all our children to be confident, resilient learners who accept each other's differences and can make informed choices. We will ensure that all our children become lifelong learners where they can always BELIEVE, ACHIEVE and SUCCEED. Our children continue to make excellent progress in their learning, and this is through the hard work of our children and staff, as well as the strong relationships we have developed over time with our families and the local community.
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time employment
- Any successful apprenticeship who demonstrates the ability and necessary skills to carry out the role of a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to a high standard, would be considered for any vacancy that may arise
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Andrea Kearns
andrea.kearns@oldham.ac.uk
0161 785 4072
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332671.
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Closes in 18 days (Friday 8 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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