Learning Support Assistant Apprentice
Hall Orchard CE Primary School
Loughborough (LE12 8HP)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 14 April at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 March 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant Apprentice to provide general support to the teacher as part of the Learning Support Assistant team, including supporting pupils in lessons, playtime and lunchtimes, during after school club and preparing teaching resources and displays.
- Wage
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£12,759.50 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
The above salary if year round, this role is TERM TIME ONLY, working 39 weeks per year with an actual salary of 10,561.28.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 11.00am - 6.00pm.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 26 August
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Motivating pupils to achieve beyond their potential
- Supporting and encouraging pupils in their schoolwork
- Encouraging children to communicate
- Helping children to understand instructions
- Ensuring pupils feel comfortable and confident in their own abilities
- Listening to children read, reading to them and telling them stories
- Looking after vulnerable children who require a dedicated person to manage their physical needs, including their hygiene
- Helping children who need extra support to complete tasks
- Supporting children during social activities, outings, and sports events
- Helping children prepare for activities, such as Physical Education (PE), Forest School
- Helping children during therapy sessions
- Supervising group activities
- Assisting teachers to plan learning activities, prepare learning materials, complete records, and carry out administrative tasks
- Supporting teachers in managing class behaviour
- Following a child’s care plan
- Supervising pupils in the playground
- Clearing away materials and equipment after lessons
- Taking part in training
Where you’ll work
Church Street
Barrow Upon Soar
Loughborough
LE12 8HP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
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
Qualification:
- Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Teaching Assistant https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/teaching-assistant-v1-1
- Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths (if required)
Delivery Method:
- Every other week (Friday PM)
- Online portfolio to update with learning and development completed onsite
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
- Attendance to Loughborough College for Functional Skills (if required)
More training information
- 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade (Grade C / 4 or equivalent))
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Following consultation with the employer, Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date.
About this company
Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School is a large, vibrant and successful church school where children thrive both academically and socially, through a rich and exciting variety of educational experiences. Our children excel and develop a love of learning linked by our underlying School Values. Our excellent staff team are committed and dedicated to ensuring that each and every child achieves, within a happy caring and stimulating environment. We have strong team of over 100 teachers and support staff.
After this apprenticeship
- Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Cover Supervisor
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Sophia Cleaver
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311162.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 14 April at 11:59pm)
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