Apprentice Teaching Assistant
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Company Leeds City College
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Provider LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
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Location Leeds, LS10 1JY
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Type Apprenticeship
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Salary £15,392.00 per year
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Sector Education and early years
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Ref NAS-2000060608
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Application Deadline Date 04/11/2026
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Start Date 25/02/2027
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Positions Available 1
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Working Week Monday to Friday, Hours varying between 8:30am to 5pm.
Brief Description
A 15-month Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship at Leeds City College, supporting learners with SEND and high needs. You will help students with lessons, develop learning resources, monitor progress and work with staff to support academic and personal development. You will earn a recognised qualification.
Training to be Provided
Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard:
The Level 3 Apprenticeship is delivered in partnership with the workplace; you will be expected to attend college 1 day a month, where you will gain knowledge and understanding of the working within the early years sector.
You will develop skills on the job where you will be supported by a workplace mentor. An Assessor from Leeds City College will visit you on a regular basis to support your learning journey.
End point assessment:
- Multiple choice exam.
- Professional discussion.
Future Prospects
A full-time role is possible depending on apprentice performance.
Vacancy Detail
- Support learners with High Needs and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to thrive and make progress throughout their educational experience at Leeds City College.
- Working in classes on a one-to-one or small group basis, you will make sure learners engage with theory, practical and English and
- Mathematics lessons so that they can succeed. You’ll also work outside the classroom when required, creating an informal yet productive environment which allow learners to learn at their own pace.
- Work closely with curriculum and support colleagues, teaching, assessing and giving feedback to learners, encouraging them to improve and achieve consistently. This might include devising appropriate learning resources, alternative assessment methods, working with other internal and external colleagues to scaffold and bolster learners.
- Your approach will be professional, approachable and flexible so that best possible outcomes for learners are realised.
- You will take responsibility for record keeping, with a keen eye for a detail and accuracy and an understanding of the importance of maintaining a full account of a learner’s journey.
- You will base your practice on a Restorative Practice approach, amicably resolving difficult circumstances when they arise, so that learners remain engaged and focused.
Other Information
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.