Sports Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (L3)
LEO ACADEMY TRUST
West Molesey, KT8 1QS
Closes on Monday 31 March 2025
Posted on 7 February 2025
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Summary
This qualification is suitable for sports coaches working in a school setting, newly qualified teachers wishing to specialise in PE and School Sport, graduates with a sports degree entering PE and School Sport, learners progressing from Level 2 Community Activator apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£12,514 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
(if age 19 or over and after the first year of your apprenticeship, you will be entitled to the correct minimum wage for your age)
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, exact working pattern to be confirmed with successful candidates.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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3
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Employment Duties:
- Deliver enrichment clubs and activities at breakfast, lunch and after school
- Support the teaching of PE and sport lessons in school
- Support ordinary classroom activities
- Support your academy in preparing for and attending school sport competitions
- Produce risk assessments for your academy in preparation for them attending sports events
- Support house competitions, sports days and other events where possible
- Help to identify and support talented individuals
- Support Academy Trust wide events and initiatives
- Be a champion for LEO Sport and Sport & Wellbeing in general - promote and market sporting opportunities to schools and parents / students through traditional and social media channels
- Help ensure the sporting achievements of the academy and its students are well publicised
- Assist with the running of before and/or after school clubs
- Pastoral support for small groups or individuals
- Gifted and talented and low self-esteem mentoring
- 1-1 support for pupils with SEN or disabilities
- Organising and running inter and intra sports events
Where you’ll work
438 Hurst Road
West Molesey
KT8 1QS
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
IGNITE SPORT UK LIMITED
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Equal to A level
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.
Your training plan
- Sports Teaching Assistant Level 3 working term time and school holidays within our Academies
More training information
- Employer and Employee Centred working together to develop talent.
- Blended learning approach offering flexibility and personalised curriculum Industry specialists
- Skills coaches and mentors used to develop knowledge, skills behaviours
- Expert masterclasses delivered throughout the programme
- Full administration support from onboarding to completion E-portfolio, learning platforms and resources to support remote learning where necessary.
- Optional CPD courses/qualifications to develop specific skills
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 5-9 or A - C)
- Maths (grade 5-9 or A - C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This role will involve working outdoors during sports lessons and events & a sporting background is desirable * have personal experience in delivering sport/activities to groups of primary aged pupils * Flexible approach to duties undertaken. * Experience in coaching in schools, clubs or similar. * Full clean driving licence is desirable.
About this company
At LEO Academy Trust, we are committed to working with our wider community and to helping hard working, motivated individuals get into and get on at work. We have a proven track record of successful apprenticeship employment in various roles across our Trust and believe we are well positioned to support you in your first steps in your career.
After this apprenticeship
Upon completion of this standard, you may consider going on to complete the Level 4 sports coach
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEO ACADEMY TRUST
HR Team
Recruitment@leoacademytrust.co.uk
0208 066 7130
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000301768.
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Closes on Monday 31 March 2025
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Company’s application instructions
You should complete an online application. All candidates should detail in their application how you meet the aspects of the person specification for the role (Available form our website). You should describe your suitability against the person specification and ensure that you cover all essential criteria (if not marked as essential, please assume all are essential), by providing evidence and examples of proven experience.