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Specialist teaching assistant apprenticeship

Specialist teaching assistants 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.

• Level 5 (higher)
• about 24 months
• Education and early years

Typical job titles

Academic mentor; Drama teaching assistant; Higher level teaching assistant; Learning mentor; Music educator; Pe teaching assistant; Send teaching assistant; Social and emotional well-being teaching assistant; Specialist education support; Specialist learning assistant; Specialist learning support; Specialist teaching assistant; Subject teaching assistant

How apprenticeships work

You're employed and paid while you train, spending at least some of your working time on off-the-job learning. Employers set their own entry requirements and advertise vacancies on Find an apprenticeship.

Official details from Skills England (ST1414)