You'll need:
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Duration:
12 - 18 months
Start date(s):
January 2026
Develop hands-on experience and build a rewarding career in education with a nationally recognised qualification.
If you're passionate about supporting young learners in a classroom setting, this apprenticeship will give you a unique opportunity to develop essential skills while working and gaining invaluable practical experience in your current workplace.
This apprenticeship is ideal for aspiring teaching assistants, school support staff, or if you're seeking a fulfilling career in education. It is particularly suited to those who want to contribute to school culture and make a lasting impact on young learners.
By choosing this apprenticeship, you will gain the confidence, skills, and qualifications needed to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
What you will gain:
- A recognised qualification
- Development of key sets of knowledge related to children, learning and the school environment
- Become stronger practitioner, ehancing your employability within the sector
- Improved confidence
Learning & assessment
You will engage in six hours of learning per week, during term time.
Two hours will be focused synchronous sessions, which will be delivered online. These sessions will focus on the building of key conceptual knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to your role as a teaching assistant.
Two hours will focus on the application of your knowledge, skills and behaviours into your practice. Learning will extend into the context of your day-to-day work where you apply ideas and concepts within your own practices building confidence as well as your ability to develop as a reflective and reflexive practitioner.
Authentic tasks focused on the application of knowledge, skills and behaviours with children in your schools, observations of practice in your school, discussions with mentors and more senior peers and reflection on your application of knowledge will form key learning on the job.
An additional two hours will include independent work (reading professional articles, podcasts, data delving) to prepare for focused synchronous sessions. These activities will provide opportunities to develop your breadth and depth around key ideas, frameworks and practices linked to your work with children, in classrooms and in wider school communities.
How you'll be assessed
Assessment is more development in nature. You will be required to demonstrate your understanding in your practice.
Summative assessment will come through reflective journal entries and the submission of a multi-component portfolio that details and evidences the skills, knowledge, and competencies you've developed over the course of your apprenticeship.
Career
With this Level 3 apprenticeship you could:
- Progress to a higher level or specialist teaching assistant
- Become a learning support assistant
- Examinations officer within a school or college
- Work as a private tutor for individuals or small groups of children
- Become a fully qualified teacher or SEN teacher with additional training
Applying
Entry requirements
- GCSE in English and Maths Grade C (4) or higher OR able to achieve Level 2 English and Math qualifications while on the programme
- Employed as a Teaching Assistant by a school that is willing to support you
- Have experience in this role or a similar role
- Have held UK residency for the last three years
If you are interested in completing this apprenticeship yourself, please speak to your employer to see if they offer an apprenticeship programme. We would be more than happy to speak to them about setting one up, so please do ask them to get in touch with us if they don’t have something in place.
If you are an employer and would like to offer apprenticeships at your organisation, please get in touch with us by emailing apprenticeships@roehampton.ac.uk.
We can provide you with all the information and guidance you need to set these up.
Find out more
Get more detailed information on our apprenticeships.