Level 4
Children, young people & families practitioner
Support children, young people and families with the practical skills to make a difference.
Explore programmePEAK Care & Education / Level 5 / ST1414
Specialist teaching assistant
Build specialist skills to help more pupils participate, progress and achieve.
- Level
- Level 5
- Delivery
- In the workplace
- Duration
- Agreed in your training plan
- Funding band
- Confirmed for your programme
- Entry requirements
- Role and prior learning assessed before enrolment
- Funding route
- Levy or non-levy, subject to eligibility
Who this is for
Build on the work your team already does.
For experienced teaching assistants taking on specialist responsibilities in schools and education settings.
What your apprentice can build towards
- Adapt support around a pupil’s individual needs.
- Work alongside teachers to plan and review learning.
- Develop specialist practice in additional needs, wellbeing or curriculum support.
How learning works
Learn it.
Use it. Reflect on it.
A plan around the role
Agree the learning schedule, coaching and review points with PEAK and your apprentice. Make space in the working week to learn and practise.
Support as skills develop
A named coach helps your apprentice connect learning to real work. Regular reviews bring the apprentice, employer and coach together.
Evidence and assessment
Build evidence of what your apprentice can do and prepare for the assessment required by the applicable standard. PEAK will explain the milestones and readiness requirements at the start.