Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
OAKLANDS SEN SCHOOL BERKSHIRE LIMITED
Hungerford (RG17 0YT)
Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 June 2026
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Summary
Oaklands School are seeking compassionate and proactive Apprentice Teaching Assistants to work alongside class teachers and therapists in delivering high-quality, personalised education. Full training will be given so you can play a key role in promoting communication, independence, and emotional wellbeing in a safe, nurturing environment.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Full-Time Equivalent salay is £23,205.00.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm, term time only.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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3
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
Job Purpose:
To support pupils with complex SEND in the classroom and during unstructured times, working under the direction of a class teacher and in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team. The role involves once trained, delivering planned interventions, supporting communication, behaviour, and engagement, and maintaining a consistent therapeutic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Classroom and Pupil Support:
- Work closely with the teacher to implement planned learning activities and differentiated support
- Use a range of communication approaches including PECS, Makaton, AAC, and visual schedules
- Provide consistent, calm support to help pupils manage emotional regulation and transitions
- Promote engagement in lessons through sensory strategies, movement breaks, and positive reinforcement
- Assist pupils with personal care, eating, and mobility, as required
Therapeutic and Behavioural Support:
- Implement strategies from the Zones of Regulation and other therapeutic frameworks
- Support delivery of occupational and speech and language therapy targets
- Contribute to the development and review of EHCPs, behaviour support plans, and pupil profiles
- Actively reinforce the school's trauma-informed and autism-friendly approaches
Safeguarding and Wellbeing:
- Follow Oaklands safeguarding policies and procedures at all times
- Supervise pupils during transitions, break times, and off-site activities
- Support safe handling practices if trained and required
- Monitor wellbeing and engagement, and report any concerns to the class teacher or DSL
Professional Responsibilities:
Model The Oaklands Way:
- Respect, Honesty, Kindness, Commitment, and Creativity
- Work collaboratively with staff, families, and external professionals
- Reflect on practice and participate in CPD and school-wide training
- Maintain accurate records as directed and contribute to team meetings
Where you'll work
Norgate House
Tealgate
Hungerford
RG17 0YT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
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 Level 3.
Tutor led group training is delivered once a month, remotely. Apprentices have a monthly 1-1 training and review meeting with their Training Consultant.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Caring
Other requirements
You would need to pass an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
Oaklands School is a co-educational, independent Special Educational Needs (SEN) day school for 5 to 16 year olds. We provide unique, contemporary and enjoyable learning experiences for children and young people with special and individual needs, and we are pleased offer places to those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in place.
Oaklands School offers a warm and friendly environment for learning and provides specialist support for pupils with unique learning profiles, including Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and associated communication and language needs.
We believe that such differences need not be barriers to success, and we have taken the very best school practices and built them into our school.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Oaklands School encourage ongoing training and development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
Rachel Eaves
rachel@wbtc-uk.com
07922426414
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037055.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 11:59pm)