SEND Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
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Company: Marshfields School
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Location: Peterborough, PE1 4PP
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Competitive Salary
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000022676
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Application Deadline Date: 29/05/2026
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Start Date: 28/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday, 8.30am - 4.30pm, Tuesday - Friday, 8.40am - 3.30pm Term Time Only for 43.5 weeks a year.
Brief Description
At Marshfields, we believe that every student deserves a path to success. The successful applicant for this post will need to be dedicated to bridging that gap - offering the wrap-around support and resources in order to empower our learners to thrive, excel, and own their future."
Training to be Provided
- Learners will be required to attend a mandatory college-based day at Peterborough College, that takes place 1 day every 3 weeks for approx 6hrs duration
Future Prospects
- There is an further opportunity to progress onto a Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship
- If a position is available, there may be an opportunity to move into a permanent position at the school
Vacancy Detail
- Work with the senior leadership team to plan and deliver activities for individual or small groups of students, delivering activities inside or outside the classroom
- To support classroom teachers in raising standards of literacy and numeracy
- To support students to take responsibility for their own learning
- Build positive relationships with pupils, promoting high self-esteem and independence
- Support pupils with routines and transitions
- Adapt communication style to respond to pupils according to their individual needs
- Support with intimate care and hoisting with discretion and help students to develop independence
- Promote high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy
- To assist the teacher with the preparation of the classroom and appropriate resources
- To participate in training and other learning activities as required
- To supervise students on planned trips, visits and out of school activities as required
- To contribute to the overall ethos of the school to ensure an environment which is calm, purposeful, and happy
Other Information
- You will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check