Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath (DA6 7DA)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 6 February 2026)
Posted on 16 January 2026
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Summary
The school is located in Bexleyheath, just 30 minutes from central London by train, and offers an excellent environment to both live and work. With a brand-new sixth form centre and investment in teaching spaces, it’s an exciting time to join our team.
- Wage
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£26,647 a year
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Apprentices will be paid Living Wage Foundations Voluntary Living Wage (VLW) - currently £13.85 per hour (London)
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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 and learning:
- Develop an understanding of students’ learning needs, including specific SEND needs, in order to support their access to lesson content and achieve the learning objectives
- Help students to develop independent learning skills and to manage their own learning
- Work in partnership with teachers to plan and deliver high-quality lessons, and assess students' learning
- Deliver individual and small group targeted interventions within clearly defined parameters, in partnership with teachers
- Develop positive relationships with students and promote positive behaviours, consistently applying the academy's behaviour policy
- Support the social, emotional, mental health, wellbeing and personal care of all students in line with the academy's policy and procedures
Working with others:
- Collaborate with teaching staff, pastoral staff, the SENDCO and parents/carers to support all students’ learning
- Monitor students’ responses to learning activities and progress towards targets, record achievement and provide feedback to teaching staff as required
- Support teachers to develop a stimulating and safe learning environment
- Support teachers in the preparation of teaching resources that meet the diverse needs and interests of students
- Support teachers to look after students on trips and out-of-school activities as required
- Contribute to the wider school community through completion of any school-related duties throughout the working day
Where you'll work
Woolwich Road
Bexleyheath
DA6 7DA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFT SCHOOLS
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
- As part of our continued commitment to professional development, this role also offers the opportunity for anybody who does not currently hold a Teaching Assistant qualification to complete their level 3 ‘Initial Teaching Assistant Training’
- Your Trainer will meet with you in the workplace or online every 2-4 weeks
- In between these meetings you will have dedicated time away from your job to work on the apprenticeship and collate evidence for your apprenticeship e-portfolio with ongoing support from your Manager and Trainer
More training information
- This will be a fixed-term position, and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills
- The typical duration of the apprenticeship is 24 months. However, it can be longer or shorter depending on existing knowledge, skills and experience
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Other 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
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Willing to learn
- Ability to self-evaluate
Other requirements
To be eligible, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship. Please note: applicants must not have already completed a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship.
About this employer
We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 58 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
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Company benefits
- Well-being cash plan
- Pension scheme (LGPS)
- Additional Lift Schools benefits
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Due to operational requirements, apprentices cannot be guaranteed a permanent job or higher-level apprenticeship on completion of their apprenticeship
- Where a suitable permanent job or an advanced level apprenticeship opportunity becomes available in their training school or other trust schools, apprentices are strongly encouraged to apply for it and, subject to satisfactory completion of their apprenticeship and suitable qualifications/experience, will be guaranteed an interview
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFT SCHOOLS
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009125.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 6 February 2026)
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