Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - The Gatwick School
The Gatwick School
Crawley (RH10 9TP)
Closes in 9 days (Sunday 22 February 2026)
Posted on 6 February 2026
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Summary
You will be working as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice at The Gatwick School. The role involves supporting colleagues in delivering a high standard of care and both primary and secondary education, ensuring that each child’s individual needs are met.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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£7.55 per hour. This is set to increase to £8 in April 2026. After the first year, the wage will increase to the National Minimum Wage for your age.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday (shift time tbc). Term-time only.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Contribute to curriculum planning, delivery, and evaluation while supporting teaching programmes.
- Assist in lessons and interact effectively with teachers and pupils to support learning.
- Adapt learning activities to meet individual pupil needs and support progress.
- Support the use of ICT in learning and help pupils develop confidence and independence with technology.
- Provide individual and small-group support by explaining tasks, reinforcing key concepts, and maintaining engagement and motivation.
- Deliver short whole-class activities, such as guided reading sessions.
- Encourage communication and participation through role play and interactive learning activities.
- Promote inclusion, teamwork, and positive relationships among pupils.
- Foster pupils’ independence, confidence, and self-esteem.
- Support teaching staff with lesson planning, delivery, and evaluation.
- Monitor pupil progress and provide constructive feedback to the teacher.
- Contribute to assessment through observation, reporting, and accurate record-keeping.
- Support classroom management by preparing, organising, and maintaining learning resources, equipment, and materials.
- Complete administrative tasks, including producing learning materials and managing coursework.
- Liaise with parents, carers, specialist teachers, and external professionals to support pupil development.
- Ensure pupils’ safety, welfare, and inclusion, providing personal and hygiene support when required.
Where you'll work
Northwest House
Tinsley Lane North
Crawley
RH10 9TP
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)
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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
- Full-time Apprenticeship, 16 months
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice
- All learning will be delivered online alongside full-time placement.
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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
TGS opened in 2014 and initially had pupils in reception and year 7. The school is now full, and we have seen our first cohorts of pupils transitioning from year 6 into 7 as well as pupils in year 11 moving on to further education. Our pupils are drawn from Crawley, Horsham, East Sussex and Surrey and there are over 1000 pupils in the school. In the secondary phase, we are four form entry throughout Years 7 to 11, whilst our Primary phase is 2 form entry from Reception to Year 6.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for career progression as a teaching assistant.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012439.
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Closes in 9 days (Sunday 22 February 2026)
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