Find an apprenticeship
Apprentice Learning Support Assistant - Paget High School
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint a motivated person who believes in the power of education to work in our learning support team. Working alongside our SENCO and teaching staff, you will work directly with vulnerable students to overcome barriers to learning.
What You'll Do at Work
- Provide learning and care support for pupils with SEN to help work towards the outcomes on their education and healthcare plan
- Supporting pupils with building positive relationships, promoting high standards of behaviour and assisting with developments and delivery of Education support plans
- Demonstrating an informed and efficient approach to teaching learning while supporting the work of the teacher
- Using behaviour management strategies in line with school policy
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons
Where You'll Work
Paget High School
Burton Road
Branston
Burton
DE14 3DR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
DCG
Training Course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Training Schedule
Teaching Assistant Level 3.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above or equivalent)
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
- Organisation skills
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Acts with integrity
- Enthusiastic
- Resilient
- Reflective and open to support
- Forms positive relationships
- Prioritises and plans
Other Requirements
Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Application Process
If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a derby college email address (@derby-college.ac.uk). Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
Welcome to Paget High School
Welcome to Paget High School, where we aim to provide an excellent education for all of our students, where we celebrate diversity and strive to foster an environment where every young person can flourish, academically, socially and emotionally.
https://paget.staffs.sch.uk (opens in new tab)
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Lauren Stapleton
lauren.stapleton@derby-college.ac.uk
01332387420
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043489.
Closes in 11 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Sign in or create an account (opens in new tab)
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills