Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Big Creative Academy
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
London (E17 6HL)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 24 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 September 2025
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Summary
Become a Teaching Assistant Apprentice at Big Creative Academy and play a key role in supporting students with SEN and Education, Health & Care Plans. You’ll provide tailored 1:1 and small group support, promote independence, monitor progress, and champion inclusion across the Academy.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Automatic pay increase after one year on programme for 19+ year olds
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Wednesday and Friday, 9.00am to 2.00pm.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 October 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
At BCA, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and developmental environment with a forward-thinking approach to education. We are committed to innovation, creativity, and ensuring every member of our community can thrive. By joining us, you’ll be part of a successful organisation that values work-life balance, offers flexible working opportunities, and fosters a positive and purposeful working culture.
We are seeking a dedicated Learning Support Assistant to work closely with our Special Educational Needs Coordinator and Inclusion Manager. In this role, you will provide essential support to students with Education, Health and Care Plans, enabling them to access learning, develop independence, and achieve their full potential. Support may take place within the classroom or in small group/1:1 settings, always under the guidance of teaching staff.
- Work under the direction of the SENCo to deliver tailored support and care programmes, ensuring students can fully engage in learning.
- Encourage independence and inclusion, supporting students across all aspects of Academy life.
- Provide targeted support on a 1:1 basis or in small groups to help students build confidence and understanding of the curriculum.
- Monitor attendance, progress, and outcomes for students with EHCPs, maintaining accurate and up-to-date records.
- Prepare and collate information to support assessments, reviews, and inspections.
Where you'll work
38 Clifton Avenue
London
E17 6HL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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
The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 SEND Pathway Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard qualification.
More training information
Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship program. Depending on the apprentice’s needs, the frequency of these sessions may vary.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4 - 9 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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- 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 employer
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.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Katie Munn
Katie@inspire-ata.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343874.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 24 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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