Research the apprenticeship route thoroughly, including its structure, duration, and minimum wage, before contacting local schools to seek employment as a Level 3 or Level 5 Teaching Assistant Apprentice. Explain how the apprenticeship works, benefits your career development through practical experience, and supports the school by filling staffing needs and potentially using apprenticeship levy funding. Share the school's contact details with Best Practice Network for further discussion or have the school contact Best Practice Network directly.
Research the apprenticeship route, then call or email local schools to ask whether they can employ you as a Level 3 or Level 5 Teaching Assistant Apprentice. Explain how the apprenticeship works, how it supports your career development and how the school could benefit.
Research the apprenticeship route
Gather detailed information about the apprenticeship route before approaching a school. This should include its structure, duration and the current minimum apprenticeship wage.
Check the relevant page on the Best Practice Network website for the current minimum apprenticeship wage.
Contact local schools
Call or email local schools and ask whether they can support your apprenticeship by employing you as a Level 3 or Level 5 Teaching Assistant Apprentice.
Explain how the apprenticeship works
Give the school an overview of the apprenticeship route, including how it works and what it involves. Explain that it is a legitimate pathway to becoming a qualified Teaching Assistant.
Explain how the apprenticeship benefits you
Tell the school how the apprenticeship aligns with your learning style and career goals. It allows you to gain practical experience while working towards your qualification.
For example, many students prefer learning through a practical, work-based role rather than theory-based learning at college.
Explain how the apprenticeship benefits the school
Explain that recruiting an apprentice can help the school fill staffing roles. If the school has an apprenticeship levy, it can fully fund the course.
Check the relevant page on the Best Practice Network website for current government funding and course contribution figures. [VERIFY: add the link to the page that holds the current funding figures]
The school can employ you on an apprenticeship wage. Check the relevant page on the Best Practice Network website for the current apprenticeship wage. [VERIFY: add the link to the page that holds the current wage figure]
Share the school’s contact details with Best Practice Network
The Best Practice Network placement team can contact the school and discuss the apprenticeship with the employer. If the school agrees to be contacted, send the main contact’s name and email address to Best Practice Network. [VERIFY: explain how and where the contact details should be sent]
Ask the school to contact Best Practice Network
Alternatively, the school can call Best Practice Network on 0117 920 9200 and press 9 for Recruitment.