☑️ High quality training from award-winning training provider

☑️ Expert support and mentoring from LMP tutors and support staff

☑️ Vibrant and engaging curriculum

☑️ Blended and remote teaching and learning

☑️ Tailored learning plans for each individual

☑️ Focus on personal and professional development

☑️ Designated safeguarding officers, policies and procedures

• A big step up – and a brilliant opportunity for professional and personal growth.

• Specialist Expertise: Learn in-depth strategies for supporting learners with specific needs—like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, SEMH, or speech & language.

• Confident Intervention Delivery: You’ll be trained to plan, deliver, and evaluate structured interventions that genuinely make a difference.

• Stronger Understanding of Learning: Gain insights into how children and young people develop, learn, and overcome barriers.

• Step Into Senior Roles: A Level 5 qualification prepares you for higher-responsibility roles, such as HLTA, pastoral lead, SEN support specialist, or intervention coordinator.

• Gateway to Teaching or Further Study: You can use your Level 5 as a stepping stone toward teacher training, SENDCo support roles, or Level 6/degree-level study.

• Learn While You Work: This Level 5 programme is designed to fit around your current job, so you can immediately apply what you’re learning.

• Recognised Qualification: upon completion of this programme, you will receive a nationally recognised certification.

• Ongoing support: access to a LMP Tutor providing 1-2-1 support throughout your Course.

• Pride in Professionalism: You’re not “just a TA”—you’re a trained, specialist practitioner with real impact and value.

• To start this apprenticeship, you must have lived in the UK 3+ years minimum and have a form of UK ID required at enrolment.

• You must be age 16+ (with no upper age limit) with no prior learning within the area of study.  

• This programme is not aimed at a new Teaching Assistants.

• A Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification or 3 years+ experience in the job is required to be able to fulfil KSB criteria. 

• The Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship programme provides a comprehensive level of knowledge and skills to support Teaching Assistants progress their career and specialise in a certain area.

• You will support the education of learners by providing specialist support.

• You will plan, implement, and adapt activities in order to advance learning.

• You will develop a critical understanding of their specialist area.

• You will establish relationships with learners, families, other professionals and external agencies.

• You will evaluate learning and assessment activities and support the training and development of others within their specialist area.

• On this programmes there are 14 core duties and 6 specialist duties.

• You will need to decide on your specialist pathway at the beginning of the programme.