Apply now
Apply now

Register for our next Open Event

Register for St Albans

 

Register for Welwyn Garden City

Apply Enquire

Work Based Learning

Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

Mode of study

Part Time

Entry requirements

GCSE Maths grade 9 - 4 and GCSE English grade 9 - 4.
You should be employed, or have an employer willing to sponsor you. Applications are assessed on a case by case basis.
Prior qualification or experience in the specialist area.

Teaching staff

You will be taught by a team of expert Tutors and Work Based Assessors.

Course Code

AP5STA1P/1

Duration

2-Year

Location

Work-Based

Awarding body

Generic award - no awarding body

Assessment

You will sit various assessments throughout the course.

About the course

This occupation is found in primary, secondary, special schools, alternative provision, further education institutions such as sixth forms and colleges, and a range of other education settings such as music hubs. Specialist teaching assistants will work alongside colleagues to inspire learners to progress and achieve well. Specialist teaching assistants work across all age ranges, supporting a range of learners. In the Early Years, specialisms are achieved through continuing professional development opportunities subsequent to staff achieving a recognised qualification which enables them to work in a setting in accordance with the Early Years qualification requirements and standards. Specialist teaching assistants may support provision related to special educational needs and disability (SEND), the social and emotional well-being, of learners, or within another area of specialist curriculum provision such as forest schools, EAL, subject-based interventions or music education.

Career options

Full-time employment. Upon completion, you can also progress to a higher level apprenticeship or qualification.


Career progression is excellent for apprentices, and over the course of their careers, those with an Apprenticeship earn on average, £100,000 more than those without. (A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Apprenticeships and Other Vocational Qualifications, University of Sheffield, 2007)


Course Content - What will I learn?

Specialist teaching assistants plan, implement, and adapt activities in order to advance learning. They draw on research to develop a critical understanding of their specialist area. They establish relationships with learners, families, other professionals and external agencies to support the education of the learners they work with. They contribute to developing a sense of inclusion and belonging for the benefit of the learners within the communities that they serve. They draw on their specialism to contribute to the evaluation of learning and assessment activities, sustainability in their educational context. Specialist teaching assistants both reflect on their own practices and support the training and development of others within their specialist area.

Please contact us to find out if you require any specific equipment for this particular course.

You will sit various assessments throughout the course.