Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Oasis Academy Pinewood
Romford (RM5 2TX)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 15 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 November 2025
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Summary
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated SEND specialist? Are you looking to join a welcoming academy? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! At Oasis Academy Pinewood, we’re recruiting an apprenticeship to join our team of Learning Support Assistants supporting the education and care of children with SEND needs.
- Wage
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£17,893 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday / Term time only
Hours: 8.40am – 3.10pm
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Support for pupils
- Support pupils learning activities including additional learning needs and development.
- Help with care and support of pupils.
- Contribute to the health and well being of pupils.
- Establish and maintain relationships with individual pupils and groups.
- Support and lead one to one and group pupil learning activities by promoting independent learning as well as developing their cognitive learning skills. Skills, qualifications or expertise in assisting SEN pupils is essential.
Support for the teacher
- Feedback on progress of pupils to assist teachers in maintaining their records.
- Contribute to the management of pupil behaviour.
- Contribute to and plan learning activities in consultation with the teacher and Senco and linked to pupil EHCPs/IEPs.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining the learning environment.
- Assist in the arrival and departure of pupils to school and lessons and transfer around the school
- Assist in the preparation and layout of materials, equipment and resources in classrooms and teaching spaces
- Assist pupil access to the curriculum by differentiating instructions and resources
- Help pupils to select equipment and materials relevant to their learning tasks and to use these safely and correctly
- Support the maintenance of pupil records by providing information to the teacher and recording, in accordance with school and departmental policy, the work of pupils
- Provide praise and encouragement to pupils to recognise and promote positive pupil behaviour in accordance with school discipline and behaviour policies
Support for the school
- attend meetings, including meetings of the school where appropriate help teachers, therapists and other professionals with assessments, tests and examinations share information and expertise, which could benefit other team members in their work
- provide information to support pupil progress including information for pupil records, reports, Individual Education Plans and annual reviews
- actively encourage the development of positive relationships and promote confidence about the care and education of their children during contact and communications with parents, passing on any information given by parents to the appropriate staff member within the school
- promptly report any difficulties in communicating with parents and carers to the class teacher
Support for the curriculum
- support the curriculum plans and learning programs designed by the teacher and obtain and use designated equipment and materials appropriate to the learning objectives and pupils’ development needs
- help pupils with the use of IT and appropriate curriculum software
- obtain accurate and up-to-date information on pupils’ achievement, development and specific needs as appropriate
monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and promptly inform the teacher when a pupil is experiencing difficulties that cannot be resolved - respond to pupils’ use of home language and local accents and dialects in a manner which values cultural diversity and reinforces positive self-image
- provide an appropriate level of assistance to enable pupils to experience a sense of achievement, maintain self esteem and self-confidence and encourage self help skills
Where you'll work
Oasis Academy Pinewood
Thistledene Avenue
Romford
RM5 2TX
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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 Apprenticeship level 3
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
Oasis Academy Pinewood is a primary school and Nursery situated in Thistledene Avenue, Collier Row, Romford. We are an inclusive academy for children aged between 3 and 11, committed to delivering first class-education and playing an active role in the local community.
After this apprenticeship
Possible full time role considered after completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002562.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 15 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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