Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship at Claycots School
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Slough (SL1 3UQ)
Closes on Thursday 31 December 2026
Posted on 12 November 2026
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Summary
Claycots School, Town Hall Campus, are looking for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice to work with the teachers to support the teaching and learning within the school. This is a fantastic prospect for an enthusiastic, positive and competent individual, whilst also benefiting from opportunities for high-quality training and development.
- Wage
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£13,520 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 - Friday, 08:30 - 15:30, with a 30-minute lunch break.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 11 January 2027
- 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
- Supervise and provide particular support for children, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans, Behaviour Plans and Care Plans as required
- Establish constructive relationships with children and positively interact with them
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children.
- Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
- Provide feedback to children in relation to progress and attainment under the guidance of the Class Teacher
- Provide personal care to children such as changing, supporting with toileting and illness as required.
- Carry out effective playground supervision at break and lunchtimes in the Dining Hall and on the playground
- Provide first aid support to all children, keep effective records and escalate in line with the school policy. Contact parents where necessary.
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of children’s work.
- Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support the children to achieve their learning goals.
- Assist with the planning of learning activities
- Monitor children’s responses to learning activities and accurately record attainment/progress as directed
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on children’s achievement, progress, problems etc
- Promote good behaviour, in line with the school’s Behaviour policy, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents, recording them on SIMs and escalating if necessary
- Establish professional relationships with parents/carers.
- Administer routine tests and undertake routine marking of children’s work under the direction of the class teacher
- Manage and coordinate library sessions for children either as a class or small groups in line with the Library Timetable.
- Provide ad hoc, short term cover for lessons as required
- Provide administration support eg taking register, photocopying, research, filing, collecting money etc as required.
Where you'll work
33 Bath Road
Slough
SL1 3UQ
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)
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
The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship standard qualification.
More training information
- Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship programme
- Depending on the apprentice’s needs, the frequency of these sessions may vary
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
About this employer
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063945.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 31 December 2026