SEND Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship – Princes Primary School
Princes Primary School
Apprenticeship summary
You will work towards completing a level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.
Applicants must have experience and a keen interest in working with SEND children as you will provide support for learning activities across all areas of the national curriculum.
Apply To Vacancy
Closing date: June 19, 2026
Wage:
£14,144 a year
Total hours per week:
34
Expected duration (weeks):
52
Positions (available):
4
Date posted:
June 4, 2026
Possible start date:
June 26, 2026
Apprenticeship level:
Advanced
- To provide support for learning activities across all areas of the national curriculum and to provide feedback to the teacher on pupil progress with objectives and tasks.
- To assist with the timely preparation of resources, activities and the teaching environment, ensuring pupil safety. This may include preparing materials to meet individual pupil’s needs.
- To clear up after activities, ensuring displays are kept safe and tidy.
- To assist in the development of Individual Education Plans and to help pupils advance towards outcomes on the EHCP and to provide feedback on progress.
- To assist in implementing and reviewing agreed programmes of work and highlight any concerns to the classroom teacher.
- To implement agreed behaviour management strategies to promote positive behaviour.
- To support therapists and pupils before, during and following therapy sessions and to assist with therapies as required.
- To provide opportunities for pupils to experience a variety of play environments that stimulate them and provide opportunities for risk, challenge and personal growth.
- To support pupils to participate as inclusively as possible in all activities.
- To help pupils manage their own feelings and relationships with others.
- To provide support to pupils’ general welfare, including emergency First Aid, feeding, toileting and changing their clothes as instructed to ensure they are clean, tidy and comfortable.
- To be familiar with pupils’ care plans and provide care, encouragement and maintain dignity.
- To assist with monitoring of physical wellbeing, including pupils’ eating habits, to support the development of pupils’ independence.
- To support pupils’ emotional wellbeing, self-reliance, self-esteem and resilience.
- To assist in intimate care as required.
- To assist in the administration of medication to pupils as required and in accordance with their Care Plan and legal guidelines.
- To organise and supervise off-site activities and maintain the health and safety of pupils when outside the school setting.
- To assist in the supervision of pupils during break and lunchtimes and in the use of school transport.
- To provide support for communication and interaction needs, including facilitating communication for pupils who use augmentative or alternative means of communication.
- To support pupils and their families for whom English is an additional language (EAL).
- To establish and maintain effective communication with parents, carers and families about the care and education of their children through Class Dojo, Xpress, review meetings and phone calls.
- Your Apprenticeship training will be delivered remotely by LMP Education.
- You will work with a tutor on a 121 basis who will meet with you every 4-6 week.
- After completion of the apprenticeship you may be offered a permanent position within the school.
Employer
Princes Primary School
We are an SEN primary school for children with additional and complex needs. At Princes we have developed our own play based curriculum (adapted from the national curriculum) which is tailored to meet the children's needs and allows us to use their interests to make it really engaging.
Training
Training Provider:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Apprenticeship standard:Teaching assistant (level 3)
