IT Apprentice (Westcliff High School for Boys)
WESTCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS LIMITED
Essex (SS0 0BP)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
Posted on 13 July 2026
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Summary
The ICT Apprentice will be accountable to the Director of Technology for maintaining and operating the School’s IT and network infrastructure. The ICT Apprentice will carry out any specific instructions given by the Director of Technology or their Deputy and work to a daily schedule unless directed otherwise.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Information communications technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm. Full time (including school holidays). You will be entitled to a 30 minute lunch break.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
The ICT Apprentice is responsible for:
- Assisting in the development, support, maintenance and security of all ICT systems within the school
- Assisting in the installation, configuration and testing of hardware and software
- Providing technical advice and assistance in the classroom to support students and teaching in a learning environment
- Upskill and share relevant ICT knowledge with other members of the ICT team
Duties & Responsibilities:
- To operate as first-line support for staff throughout the School
- To maintain the computer networks logging action taken and in particular:
Complete the below daily:
- Act as a point of contact for staff and students concerning ICT as required and provide telephone, email, and desktop support to students and staff
- To control, maintain, install and set up when required, ICT and audio-visual equipment held within the school, including digital projectors
- To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the School's ICT network, connections, and components
- On rare occasions, provide ICT Support for School events, for example, parent evenings
- To undertake, from time to time, such other duties as may reasonably be requested by the Director of Technology, Deputy Headmaster, or the Headmaster.
All staff are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils at Westcliff High School for Boys by always ensuring compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
It is a requirement of all staff to report any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of pupils to the Designated Safeguarding Lead. This document summarises the main responsibilities of the post. All staff are required to undertake whatever else the Headmaster may reasonably request. All staff are expected to uphold, support and realise the ethos of the School, as outlined in the Mission Statement Learner Profile.
Where you'll work
Kenilworth Gardens
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 0BP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
- Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
- apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
- Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
- Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
- Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
- Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
- Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
- Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
- Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
- Identify and scope the best solution informed by the system data associated with the task
- Test and evaluate the system's performance and compliance with customer requirements.
- Escalate non routine problems in line with procedures
- Use basic scripting to execute the relevant tasks for example PowerShell, Linux
- Carry out routine maintenance across systems, (such as IT, Communications), ensuring organisational compliance at all times
- Apply the necessary security, in line with access and/or encryption requirements
- Use a range of Cabling or Connectors equipment in line with technical requirements for example physically or remotely
- Test and evaluate network environments
- Monitor performance and usage of a network
- Deploy applications on a network
- Set up storage and data access for staff
- Apply necessary security measures, in line with access requirements to a network
- Carry out routine maintenance across network systems, ensuring organisational compliance
- Monitor network-related workloads including DNS and firewalls
- Install or undertake basic upgrades, either physically or remotely
- Establish digital communication or telecommunications systems through, for example cabling and connecting equipment.
- Identify a range of tools and or diagnostic equipment, for example, Hardware or Software components, to resolve Communications or Telecommunications requirements.
- Undertake basic telecommunications activities, in response to an allocated task, designated responsibilities, instructions or customer’s requirements.
- Use information necessary to identify operational issues and rectify or escalate accordingly in line with policy
- Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
- Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
- apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
- Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
- Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
- Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
- Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
- Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
- Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
- Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
Training schedule
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
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
- Attention to detail
- Microsoft Office applications
- Microsoft operating systems
- Willingness to learn
- Asks questions when unsure
- Reliable
About this employer
Westcliff High School for Boys is a high-performing selective grammar school and academy in Essex, educating boys aged 11–16 with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is committed to academic excellence, innovation, and providing a supportive environment where students and staff can thrive.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
To be discussed upon completion of the apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042025.
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Closes in 17 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
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