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L3 Apprentice Teaching Assistant (supporting SEND children) at Blackheath Primary School
An apprenticeship at Blackheath Primary School is an excellent opportunity to explore potential career paths while gaining valuable hands-on experience. You will develop practical skills in a real working environment while working towards nationally recognised qualifications, providing a strong foundation for your future career.
Requirements
- GCSE in: English Language (grade A*-C/9-4 or L2 equivalent)
- GCSE in: Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or L2 equivalent)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Motivational
- Professional
- Mature
- Flexible
- Willing to learn
- Outgoing
- Willing to shadow senior staff, attend relevant training and be flexible to support the needs of the post.
- Due regard for Safeguarding and Child Protection.
- Willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check prior to commencing in the post.
- Annual leave must be taken outside of term time only.
Responsibilities
The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our committed and dedicated team supporting our children in school with additional needs. They should be proactive, show initiative at all times and have a firm but fair approach. They should have the welfare and safety of our children at heart at all times.
The successful candidates will provide a high level of care for all the children and have the desire to work with children.
- Take responsibility for ensuring the pupils’ welfare, safety and supervision at all times under the direction of the class teacher.
- Support to pupils:
- 1:1 support for pupils with complex and profound multiple learning difficulties.
- Facilitate the pupil’s development and skills in the use of resources, including IT.
- Maintain pupils’ interests and motivation.
- Assisting pupils with dress/changing for activities/ personal hygiene.
- Support individual/group work across the curriculum to raise levels of achievement.
- Care and welfare of pupils to include toileting and feeding as required.
- Escorting pupils around school premises.
- Support to School:
- Contact and links with those with parental responsibility during the working day, as part of the normal consultative and educational process.
- Maintain school policies and procedures.
- Preparation of rooms, equipment and displays.
- Maintain school routine.
- Promote high standards of behaviour throughout school in accordance with the Behaviour Policy.
- Support the ethos of the school.
- Maintenance of a safe environment.
- Support to Teachers:
- Contact with parents as part of the normal consultative and educational process, e.g. parent’s evenings.
- Deliver pre-planned programmes of work.
- Planning and organisation of activities for children and support to teachers in the completion of assessment and other pupil records.
- Undertaking duties on a rota basis during mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks.
- Assist the teacher with supervision of pupils on school trips/visits.
- Keeping materials and equipment in tidy/safe manner.
- Liaison with teachers and other staff to obtain, exchange and record information on pupils in accordance with school policy.
- Support the supervision of individuals/groups of pupils.
- Support with Curriculum:
- Assist in the teaching of the curriculum.
- Support to teachers in the assessment and monitoring of pupils, in accordance with school policy.
- Support individual/ group work across the curriculum to raise levels of achievement and to respond appropriately to pupils.
- Participation in working groups on curriculum matters.
- Involvement in planning meetings.
- Attendance at staff meetings and appropriate training sessions as required.
- Development and preparation of curriculum materials.
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It is your responsibility to carry out your duties in line with the school's policy on equality and be sensitive and caring for the needs of the disadvantaged, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment. You should act as an exemplar on these issues and should identify and monitor training for yourself and any employees for whom you are responsible, in line with this policy, the Equality Standard and obligations under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
The post holder must always carry out their responsibilities with due regard to the school's policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.
Benefits
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Wage: £13,520 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
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Hours: 32.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday. Exact times to be confirmed.
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Start date: Monday 28 September 2026
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Duration: 1 year 9 months
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Positions available: 1
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Training provider: SANDWELL COLLEGE
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What you'll learn:
- 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.
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Training schedule: As well as working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship standard, you will learn job-specific skills from experienced colleagues. Sandwell apprentices also participate in our bespoke 'Skills Academy' for apprentices. In addition to a workplace mentor, you will receive support throughout your apprenticeship by a dedicated mentor from the Council's Apprenticeships team.
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After this apprenticeship: Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay. The post is offered on a fixed-term contract to cover the duration of the apprenticeship training. You will receive support and guidance to identify and apply for any further apprenticeships or internal jobs that you are suitably experienced and qualified for. Our 'Next Steps' workshop will help you to identify the skills that you have gained throughout your apprenticeship in order to update your CV and apply for any opportunities.
Application Process
- Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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About Blackheath Primary School
Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the West of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. For more information about Sandwell Council’s apprenticeship programme and our recruitment process please visit our YouTube channel. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.
https://www.blackheathprimary.org.uk/
Contact
- Reference code: VAC2000040225
- Contact: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Recruiter: Rich Nettleton
- Email: rich_nettleton@sandwell.gov.uk
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