How to use apprenticeships in the education sector

The education sector is one that benefits greatly from apprenticeships. Due to the hands-on nature of each role, learners are able to apply their formal learning to their work on a daily basis. Learn more about Inspire ATA’s range of apprenticeships for the education sector.

How Meadowhead School uses apprenticeships in their recruitment strategy

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is a mixed secondary school and language college with academy status in Sheffield. The school has been working with Inspire ATA for over four years and have employed many apprentices during this time.

Kevin Elliot, School Business Manager at Meadowhead School explains: “the main advantages for us are the very easy administration, the selection process and recruitment are all completed by Inspire ATA, and we are strongly encouraged by the professional approach with the professional qualification that is provided to each candidate.”

Learn more about Meadowhead School’s experience with Inspire ATA.

Teaching roles

Teaching Assistant Level 3

Teaching Assistants play a key role in schools, helping day-to-day classroom activities, support the pupils and the classroom teacher.

Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Level 3

This unique pathway allows Teaching Assistant to qualify as Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) professionals, supporting schools tackle the SEND crisis.

Sports Coach Level 4

Sports Coaches help to support a school’s PE and sports activities. Through Inspire ATA’s unique hiring model schools can use their PE premium for hiring sports coaching apprentices. Learn more about the PE premium.

Learning and Skills Teacher Level 5

The Learning and Skills Teacher (LST) is ‘dual-professional’ , having first achieved competence in a vocational or subject specialism and then subsequently trained as a teacher.

Specialist Teaching Assistant Level 5

Develop your support staff further through a Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship, offering 3 unique pathways: SEND, Social and Emotional Wellbeing and curriculum provision.

Non-teaching roles

Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 (AAT)

An accounts or finance assistant is an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within an organisation.

Assistant Accountant Level 3 (AAT)

Integral to the efficient and accurate operation of the financial function, assistant accountants contribute significantly to the organisation's day-to-day financial activities.

School Staff & Community Wellbeing Champion Level 3

The School Staff & Community Wellbeing Champion Apprenticeship offers staff within an educational setting the opportunity to learn skills around coaching and counselling in order to help support colleagues and students.

Library, Information and Archive Services (LIAS) Assistant Level 3

Library, Information and Archive Services (LIAS) Assistants work across a number of sectors to solve information challenges, understand the diverse needs of users and connect people with the knowledge they seek.

Business Administration Level 3

Grow your administrative team through bespoke training ideal for educational settings.

HR Support Level 3

HR Professionals bridge the gap between the school and its staff, guiding processes, providing expertise, & driving HR performance.

School Business Professional Level 4

School Business Professionals (SBPs) perform a role which is unique to schools, administering and managing the financial, site and support services within the school context.

Flexible hiring options

Inspire ATA’s unique staffing solutions offer organisations the ability to hire short term to fit their needs, ideal for educational organisations who require support for term-time only.

Are you interested in recruiting new staff for your school with Inspire ATA? Book a discovery call with us today!