Apprentice Educational Support Assistant
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Company: THE MAST ACADEMY TRUST
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Location: H Olmfirth, HD9 1SZ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000037860
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Application Deadline Date: 06/07/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday 11:30- 18:00 and Friday 11:30- 15:30
Brief Description
Begin your journey in education with this Level 3 apprenticeship, working with teachers to support pupils’ learning. You will gain experience supporting individuals and small groups, helping create a positive and inclusive learning environment. This is a great start to a career in education, with support and development opportunities.
Training to be Provided
- Training will take place both online and within the school environment, allowing you to apply your learning in practice
- You will receive regular training throughout the apprenticeship, combining on-the-job experience with structured online learning
Future Prospects
- Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may progress into a permanent Teaching Assistant or Educational Support Assistant role within the Trust
- There may also be opportunities to develop further into specialist roles (such as SEND support) or progress onto a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) qualification and role, supporting whole-class learning and teaching
Vacancy Detail
- Supporting the class teacher with delivering lessons and learning activities
- Working with individual pupils or small groups to reinforce learning
- Helping manage classroom behaviour and encouraging positive engagement
- Preparing learning materials and resources for lessons
- Assisting pupils with additional needs to access the curriculum
- Supervising pupils during break and lunchtime
- Supporting reading, writing and basic numeracy activities
- Helping maintain a safe, organised and inclusive classroom environment
- Recording pupil progress and feeding back to the class teacher
- Carrying out basic admin tasks such as photocopying and display work
Other Information
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check