Educational Support Assistant apprenticeship
SALENDINE NOOK ACADEMY TRUST
West Yorkshire (HD3 4GN)
Closes in 13 days (Saturday 1 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Salendine Nook are looking for a passionate and career driven candidate to join their busy team. This role includes Working with SEND students, to help support them with their learning in the classroom. Typically this will involve 'helicopter support' assisting in classes with multiple SEND needs.
- Wage
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£14,365 a year
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Please note; This role is pro rata (38-40 weeks) so the salary will reflect this. Wage Increases to National Minimum Wage after 12 months if over 19 years old.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday - term time only
Daily hours to be confirmed.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Sunday 2 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Teaching Support:
- To undertake duties in accordance with school practices and procedures, ensuring the post holder actively upholds and promotes the philosophies of the school
- To work under the direction of the class teacher ensuring that progress is clearly recorded in the relevant systems and relates to the learning objectives/goals for pupils
- Under the guidance of the teacher, supervise activities and assist with the general management of pupils in school
- Under the direction of the teacher provide one to one support to pupils or working with small groups of pupils on pre-planned activities, to reinforce the teacher’s approach
- To provide basic clerical duties where required e.g. Photocopying, filing etc.
Pupil Support:
- To provide support and guidance under the direction of the teacher on a one to one basis or to teams of pupils in their core skills and curriculum needs as per school policies/practices
- To actively encourage the inclusion of all pupils to participate in the life and activities of the school and access the national curriculum to the best of their ability
- To provide individual assistance or assistance within groups through implementing behaviour plans, Individual Education Plans and teaching strategies etc, to maximise their achievements
- As required to deal with pupils who require physical restraint and intervention, using such methods as TEAM-TEACH, under the direction of the Principal
- As required, to deal with the personal care and comfort and necessary minor medical treatments of pupils, i.e. toileting and intimate care issues (as per school guidance and direction)
- To contribute to plans, reviews and evaluations of pupils by monitoring and recording pupils’ progress and attendance at meetings as required
Curriculum Activities:
- Under the direction of the teacher, assist in the structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes
- To contribute in the presentation of pupils’ work and maintenance of display areas
- To assist with the preparation and tidying of the classroom and upkeep of resources
- To attend and contribute to duty related meetings as required
Where you'll work
Salendine Nook High School New Hey Road
Salendine Nook
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4GN
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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- 20% off the job training
- Tutor support via online platform
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
Mainstream Secondary School within a small MAT, currently employing two LMP Apprentice ETAs.
After this apprenticeship
- Permanent role considered on completion of the apprenticeship
- Level 5 TA apprenticeship available
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
louise.mcmeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344187.
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Closes in 13 days (Saturday 1 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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