The ACL Apprenticeship Offer

Apprenticeships are a way of developing a school’s workforce by providing training opportunities for both existing and new staff members.

ACL Essex offers a variety of apprenticeships that benefit the school environment from a Schools Business Professional to Teaching Assistant. By the apprentice working and studying at the same time towards an occupational competence, the school can successfully nurture and develop its own talent.

Our apprenticeship delivery combines work based training alongside a robust classroom program which alongside the required study time, is designed to fulfil the off job requirement set by the Government.

If you can’t see an apprenticeship that you’re interested in from our offer, please contact us and we’ll help you to find a training provider who can help.

For full and detailed information on our delivery offer please see our Apprentice or Employer Toolkit here.

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship is suitable for those who work in the role where training and development mentorship is paramount. Such job roles would include an academic mentor, learning mentor, occupational mentor, technical mentor, training mentor, tutor or vocational mentor.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual could progress to specialise in working with particular groups such as family liaison, supporting gifted and talented pupils, transition across all key stages, refugee and asylum seeker children and their families, or addressing behaviour-related issues. The individual could also develop their career by moving into a senior mentoring role.

Teaching Assistant Level 3

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship is appropriate for experienced members of the school workforce who directly support the teaching and learning of pupils or for schools to recruit new teaching assistants into the school setting.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual can develop their support and understanding of a child’s learning and development. They will become a good role model and be able to work alongside schoolteachers by assisting with assessment and to safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children. An individual can progress onto Higher Level Teaching Assistant level 4 qualification or as a step towards becoming a teacher.

Children, Young People and Families Practitioner (Residential) Level 4

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship would be suitable for an individual working in a number of settings such as a children’s home, a residential special school, youth centre or an educational setting where they take the lead in developing and delivering a child’s placement plan and work with children to support their health, education, social and day to day needs.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual can benefit by developing essential skills that can be applied in the working environment and to further increase knowledge and understanding of their role and responsibilities. The individual could progress onto the Children, Young Peoples and Family Manager L5 apprenticeship or as a Care Team Leader.

Children, Young People and Families Manager (Community) Level

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