Level 3 SEND teaching assistant apprenticeship pilot

Do you currently work for an Ealing school as support staff?

Are you ready to step up to a teaching assistant position? Enrol in our teaching assistant apprenticeship pilot to help secure your next move.

Eligibility

To become an apprentice you must:

• Be 16 or over
• Be living in England
• Not be in full-time education
• Have grade C/4 or equivalent in English and Math or sit and pass Functional Skills Level 2

Commitment from schools

• Apprentices must be paid as TAs and are entitled to be paid at least the minimum wage
• Apprentices are entitled to holiday pay and other employee rights
• Allocate a mentor to offer support, guidance and carry out observations
• 20% study and training time allocated to each apprentice – this is time for apprentices to take part in programme modules and also includes in school training such as observing colleagues, school INSET etc.

About the teaching assistant apprenticeship pilot

Following feedback from headteachers, ELP has agreed to support an apprenticeship pilot as part of our recruitment to the SEND workforce campaign.

Working in partnership with the council’s employment, enterprise, and apprenticeships team we will carry out an 18-month pilot to establish an apprenticeship in schools pathway.

We hope that pilot participants go on to secure teaching assistant positions in schools. Going forward, we want to establish processes and systems to support schools in offering apprenticeships across a wide range of roles, and to enroll new apprentices into our schools.

Watch the video to find out more: Duration: 35 minutes

Additional support

• An apprenticeship network for participants to meet the other apprentices
• Dedicated apprenticeships officer to support schools and school mentors
• Dedicated officer to support apprentices
• Additional Ealing SEND specific training carried out at the EEC (counts as part of 20% study time)
• Training days at specialist provisions (counts as part of 20% study time)

How to apply

Complete the application form and return by email to Sukhbir Sahans at ssahans@ealing.gov.uk by 9am on Monday 16 December.