Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice – SEN Provision - Our Lady and St Swithin's
APPRENTICESHIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Parkstile Lane (L11 0BQ)
Closes in 6 days (Friday 19 December 2025)
Posted on 9 December 2025
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Summary
Want a job where you make a difference? Our Lady and St Swithin’s Catholic Primary School are looking for a compassionate, dedicated Teaching Assistant apprentice to work with and supervise the care of individuals and groups of children under the direction of the teacher, providing general support for the management of pupils in the classroom.
- Wage
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£15,704 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 to Friday, times to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
Our Lady and St Swithin’s Catholic Primary School are a thriving, busy and welcoming primary school and works closely with our parish. Our Lady Queen of Martyr’s.
As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you support both the pupils and teaching staff, focusing on the SEN provision. When required, you will take part in the planning, development and implementation of programmes of support for pupils with special educational needs.
Duties will include:
- Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
- Deal with the personal care and comfort of pupils as required in relation to welfare, health, hygiene, toileting, dressing, feeding, mobility and administering of medicines.
- Establish good working relationships with pupils by acting as a role model.
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher.
- Support the use of specialist equipment and procedures including, moving and handling to meet a child’s individual needs.
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment in accordance with lesson plans.
- Assist with the display of children’s work.
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.
- Provide clerical/administrative support (e.g. photocopying, word processing, filing, collecting money etc.)
- Undertake routine tests and invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work.
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers.
- Be involved in the planning, development and implementation of programmes of support for pupils with special educational needs.
- To escort pupils as necessary and assist in movement around the school.
Where you'll work
Parkstile Lane
L11 0BQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT 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
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours.
- Business Administrator L3 Apprenticeship Standard.
- Functional skills in Maths and English if required.
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Administrative skills
- Attention to detail
- caring
- Communication Skills
About this employer
We have over 230 children ranging in age from 3 to 11. We believe that we offer each child regardless of their starting point or ability, the opportunities that they are entitled too. We are truly blessed to have wonderful children who are guided and supported by parents and carers who engage fully with our school.
After this apprenticeship
Opportunity to work towards further qualifications.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004524.
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