Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship with PE & SEND specialism
Northwood Park Primary School - part of SHINE Academies Trust
West Midlands (WV10 8DS)
Closes in 12 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 October 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant with PE and Sports Specialism Apprentice who can assist in the delivery of the national curriculum & physical education, engage children in sport and physical activity across the school and support their wellbeing & mental health.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Term time only.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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35 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Term time only.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Key aspects of the role include:
- Supporting teaching and learning
- Delivery of a range of interventions to support targeted pupil learning
- Supporting with the provision of wraparound care for children (before and after school activities)
- Support the delivery of PE lessons
- Lead extra-curricular sports activities
- Run/Organise and support physical activity and engagement at break and lunch times
- Run/organise intra school competitions
- Assist with school games competitions
- Use of technology to engage pupils with learning, physical activity and sports
Are you passionate about sport and physical activity? Do you love working with children to make a difference and impact on their learning and wellbeing? Can you be a positive role model to inspire and motivate children? Would you relish the opportunity to work alongside a friendly, supportive and hard-working team? If so, our apprenticeship opportunity may be perfect for you!
- Working directly with pupils across all key stages
- Working collaboratively with a wide range of partner organisations in the area of PE and Sport
- Providing classroom support for teaching and learning for core curriculum subjects
- Provide PE department support, including the delivery of PE lessons
- Planning programmes of activity for pupils, families and communities
- Performing physical activity and fundamental movement skills baseline and impact assessments of pupils
- Support the delivery of a rich and exciting extracurricular sports and activity programme
- Delivering lunchtime activities
- Offering family engagement projects for physical activity
- Promotion of active lessons
- Encouraging the use of technology in PE and Sports with pupils and staff
- Delivering interventions for targeted pupils and those with SEND
- Implementing strategies to achieve 30mins of activity objectives
- Coordination of Play Leaders programme
- Supporting competitive sports events at school, MAT and regional levels
- Tracking engagement in extra-curricular provision across the school
- Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment
- Safeguard children at all times
- Contribute to the overall ethos and working values of the school
- Contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are shared with children
- Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice
- Support the teachers and coach in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate
- Attend training sessions as required for CPD purposes
- May be required to attend events and/or training across local schools within the Multi-Academy Trust in line with organisational need
Where you'll work
Northwood Park Primary School Collingwood Road
Bushbury
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 8DS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) 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
Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning Apprenticeship
Level 2 Award in Multi-skills Coaching/Development in Sport (optional)
Sector specific CPD, such as;
- Supporting curriculum learning
- Behaviour Management
- Practical PE Curriculum
- Sports coaching practical training
- Safeguarding / Prevent
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
Functional skills in maths and English (where required)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Working with Children
- Positive Role Model
Other requirements
We will support you in your personal development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following: Careers within the Sport Coaching industry. Careers within the Education sector including Behaviour & Learning Mentors, Teaching Assistants and Primary Teaching Potential further employment with the employer. Opportunity for further education. Candidates successfully achieving this apprenticeship will be eligible to apply for membership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) as a Practitioner.
About this employer
We take pride in encouraging and enabling children to become positive, independent, confident and ambitious individuals in order to prepare them for the journey of life ahead. We are committed to delivering a rich, exciting, creative, broad and balanced curriculum incorporating a wide range of opportunities and experiences for all. We are Team Northwood, we are kind, brave and proud.
After this apprenticeship
We will support you in your personal development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:
- Careers within the Sport Coaching industry
- Careers within the Education sector including Behaviour & Learning Mentors, Teaching Assistants and Primary Teaching
- Potential further employment with the employer
- Opportunity for further education
- Candidates successfully achieving this apprenticeship will be eligible to apply for membership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) as a Practitioner
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345190.
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Closes in 12 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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