> Funding: £12,000
The Specialist Teaching Assistant Level 5 programme is designed for experienced teaching assistants who provide advanced, specialist support within education settings. The course develops high-level knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to support complex learner needs, lead interventions, and influence inclusive practice across the school.
Learners deepen their understanding of child development, SEND, behaviour, and wellbeing, while developing leadership and reflective practice skills. The programme emphasises evidence-based approaches, enabling learners to design, deliver, and evaluate targeted interventions. Through a blended delivery model, learners benefit from personalised one-to-one support and collaborative peer learning, ensuring flexibility while maintaining academic and professional rigour.
This programme supports learners to operate with confidence and autonomy, contributing strategically to learner outcomes and whole-school improvement.
Employers benefit from advanced teaching assistants who provide specialist expertise, leadership, and targeted support across education settings.
Employers benefit from staff who:
The apprenticeship provides:
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This course is designed for experienced teaching assistants working in specialist or advanced support roles within education settings.
All learning aligns to current SEND legislation, safeguarding requirements, and inclusive practice standards within UK education settings.
This course is ideal for:
Typical Job Roles Include:
This course is suitable for employers operating in:
Throughout the programme, learners are supported to:
This ensures apprentices approach the End Point Assessment with confidence and clarity.
This means you can recruit with a clear development route in mind from day one.
Many of our apprentices go on to secure permanent roles, promotions and long-term career progression within their organisations.
Receive a £1,000 incentive when you recruit an apprentice aged 16–18, or 19–24 with an EHCP or care leaver status.
Employers are exempt from paying National Insurance Contributions for apprentices under 25, provided they earn under the Upper Secondary Threshold.
Training costs are typically 95–100% government funded for non-levy paying employers — making apprenticeships significantly more cost-effective than traditional recruitment.
Apprenticeships improve retention, engagement and progression. You build capability tailored to your business from day one.
We review your role for apprenticeship alignment and suitability.
Support you in refining the job description if needed to attract the right candidates.
We advertise and promote your vacancy across our candidate network.
We screen and shortlist candidates based on your requirements.
We guide you through the onboarding and funding process end-to-end.
We don’t take you out of your role — we develop you within it.
Our programmes are designed for people already in work, helping you build the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to perform at a higher level. Everything you learn is applied directly to your day-to-day responsibilities, so the impact is immediate, practical and measurable.
From enrolment through to completion, we support both you and your employer to ensure the training delivers real value.
If you are not sure on what course may suit you, funding or how it all works, then get in touch and we can help and support and help you on your journey.