Course Overview

You need to be employed to start an Apprenticeship. Please visit our vacancy page or if you have an employer, please ensure you add full contact details of your employer within your application. If you are unable to secure employment, you could enrol on a full-time study programme and transfer to an Apprenticeship at a later date. Please apply for a full-time course as your second option.

Teaching Assistants with Physical Education will work in schools with primary aged pupils. The apprentice will support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning with physical education practice, either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress. Promoting self-belief, social inclusion and a high self-esteem play an integral part to pupils’ well-being; ensuring pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing, safe environment. It is an active role supporting the learner to access physical education.

The apprenticeship will cover a range of knowedge and skills units which include:

• Understanding how pupils learn and develop
• Recognise the importance of technology and use it to support learning
• Work with teachers to support assessment for learning
• Keep children safe in education
• Plan, lead and review physical education delivery to include primary gymnastics
• Level 4 Diploma in Primary Physical Education Practice (9 units)
  

Assessment Methods

This apprenticeship will be assessed through an End Point Assessment (EPA), which consists of:

• Observed client session
• Presentation
• Panel interview

The embedded qualification(s) will be centre assessed.

During the apprenticeship, learners will be visited regularly by a qualified assessor to check progression and ensure they are bulding evidence towards their EPA.

Progression Options

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to the Higher level teaching assistant or a Teaching/Sport Degree.