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Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Fullhurst Community College
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Teaching Assistant Apprentice
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about supporting children’s learning and development, who is eager to gain hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification.
What you'll do at work
- Support the classroom teacher with their responsibility for the development and education of pupils
- Assist in the development of pupils’ learning, the provision of care and the management of pupils’ needs under the direction of teaching staff/senior colleagues
- Provide specialist assistance to pupils with SEND who need particular help to barriers to learning
- Support students with physical disabilities, including personal care and physiotherapy needs
- Follow and adhere to all college policies and procedures, including the GDPR policy, equality and diversity policy, health and safety policy, and safeguarding children in education – child protection policy
- Attend to pupils’ personal needs, including hygiene, dressing, toileting and eating, as well as help with social, emotional, welfare and health matters, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
- Physically assist pupils in activities
- Assist with the development and implementation of Education, Health and Care Plans and/or other support plans, as required
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- When accompanying teaching staff and pupils on educational visits, trips and out-of-school activities support pupils with medical care needs
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment in accordance with lesson plans and learning activities and assist with the display of pupils’ work
- Assist with the preparation of learning activities
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with the school’s policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, referring any difficult or contentious issues as appropriate
- Support teaching /senior staff with routine administration, such as photocopying, typing, filing, money
- Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use
Where you'll work
Imperial Campus
Imperial Avenue
Leicester
LE3 1AH
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Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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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.
Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship programme.
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Requirements
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade Grade A*-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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 us
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.
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Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049016.
Closes in 8 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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