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Placement in Secondary School
Working with & supporting students aged 13-16 who require additional classroom support, linking in with families and the wider community.
What you'll do at work
- Classroom Support - Implementing & developing Plans/adaptations to support student to achieve their potential in lessons
- Provide feedback to teachers on pupils' achievements, progress & development
- Organising and leading extra curricula activities such as Lunch clubs, revision sessions.
- Accompany staff & pupils on visits, trips.
- Encourage pupils to engage in the full spectrum of school life.
- Provide general support to pupils, Promote & safeguard the welfare of young people you come into contact with.
- Comply with H&S & trust policies and proceedures (training will be provided)
Where you'll work
Leek High School
Springfield Road
Leek
ST13 6EU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
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.
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Training schedule
You will attend campus for activity days every 6 weeks and receive regular workplace visits from your assigned instructor-mentor.
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You will also receive mentoring in the workplace from the synergy manager, and other members in the department. We offer an annual compliance training programme across the whole staffing body. Specialist targeted training is available throughout the year supported by the local authority.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Reliable
- An interest in the industry
- Ability to learn from peers
Other requirements
Please consider how you will get to work each day.
About this employer
Leek High is a Secondary School teaching students aged 13-16, we are based on the edge of peak district and have a small co-hort of students from the local community and surrounding villages.
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Company benefits
On-site parking and canteen.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Excellent potential for permanent work with Leek High or the wider Talentum Learning Trust.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Apprenticeships Team
feapprenticeships@derby.ac.uk
08000740099
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042960.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
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