SEN Apprentice Teaching Assistant at St Michael’s Church of England High School in Rowley Regis
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Rowley Regis (B65 9AN)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 February 2026
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Summary
An exciting apprenticeship opportunity has arisen to provide classroom and pastoral support to pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) at St Michael’s C of E School in Rowley Regis, whilst working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
- Wage
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£12,661.35 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, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 8.20am - 3.05pm and Wednesday - 8.20am - 4.05pm
32 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
- Assist in the integration of children with special needs into mainstream education
- Facilitate pupil’s development and skills in the use of resources including IT
- Plan and organise activities for children and support teachers in the completion of assessments and other pupil records
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by teachers
- Attend training and staff meetings
- Track the progress of pupils using available data; monitoring the impact of interventions and share this with the SENCO Team and other professionals
- Support EHCP pupil’s as their keyworker and update paperwork accordingly
- Other general duties and tasks that may be reasonably requested by the Head Teacher
Where you'll work
Curral Road
Rowley Regis
B65 9AN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SANDWELL COLLEGE
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
The apprenticeship training will be delivered in the workplace, as you will receive visits from a college assessor
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4/A-C)
- Maths (grade 9-4/A-C)
Other in:
- English (grade Level 2)
- Maths (grade Level 2)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Manual Handling
- Data Protection
- Client Confidentiality
- Respect for others
- Empathy
- Safeguarding
- Flexibility
- Resilience
- Adaptable
Other requirements
Upon Application, proof of Qualification Certificates will be required. This position will ideally suit someone with a confident and outgoing personality, and who enjoys talking to a wide variety of people. You must be willing to shadow senior post holders and attend any relevant training, as well as being flexible to support the needs of the post. You will need to have a mature a professional approach and have a due regard for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to commencing in the post. You must be flexible and able to work when the school is closed to students and your allowance of Annual leave must also be taken during periods of school closure. We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date, if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible.
About this employer
Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. For more information about Sandwell Council’s apprenticeship programme and our recruitment process please visit our YouTube channel. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.
https://st-michaels.sandwell.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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
- This apprenticeship is a fixed term 18 - 21 month contract, and at the end you will gain a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. However the skills, knowledge and experience gained in this apprenticeship will allow you to gain future opportunities in the sector
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SANDWELL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012044.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 February 2026 at 11:59pm)