Employ an Apprentice

Re-energise your workforce with an apprentice, a cost-effective way to add enthusiasm, support and capacity.

We offer bespoke apprenticeship training tailored to your school’s needs, ensuring apprentices develop the skills and confidence to succeed, while providing excellent value for money and creating meaningful pathways for young people into careers in education.

Apprentices can support structured play at break and lunchtime, assist with extra-curricular activities and sports fixtures, and contribute to pastoral, classroom and behaviour support. Their enthusiasm helps create a vibrant, inclusive school environment.

Apprentices trained since 2017

“inspire+’s support throughout has been incredible. Clear communication and a quality pathway for our apprentice to make progress. The impact our apprentice has had on lives in our school is the biggest measure of success, without a shadow of a doubt.”

Mr Kitchen

Headteacher at West Grantham Primary Academy

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Of apprentices offered contract of employment

Benefits of employing an apprentice

Fills Staffing Gaps With Talent

inspire+ gives you access to a carefully selected talent pool of high-quality, vibrant candidates, helping you bring motivated people into key roles such as Teaching Assistants and Early Years practitioners and shape them to meet the needs of your setting.

Cost-effective Staff Development

With funded training options available, apprenticeships offer a budget-friendly way to expand and upskill your team.

Apprentices offer valuable support in key areas like PE and SEND, and can continue to develop skills with future courses.

Find out more about upskilling existing staff

Build Skills and Confidence

Our apprentices benefit from high-quality, structured training, enabling them to thrive in education settings.

Candidates are highly motivated, going on to add long-term strength to your workforce, reflected in our strong success rates.

Create Pathways for Young People

Offer talented young people a pathway into a rewarding career.

Your school creates meaningful opportunities for the next generation of future teachers and school staff. Apprenticeships provide an additional route into the education sector, promoting social mobility.

With over £3.3 billion of unspent apprenticeship levy funds returned to the treasury, use it before you lose it!

Your school may already be contributing to the apprenticeship levy, but if it’s not being used, that funding is simply returned to the Treasury. Instead, it could be invested in recruiting and developing enthusiastic, high-quality support staff. Discover how apprenticeship funding works and how your school can make the levy work for you.

“The outcome of having an apprentice has been wide and includes: an extra pair of hands (at Breakfast Club, playground duty, hearing readers, during lessons outside of PE too). This is an additional member of staff and positive role model for a little over £5,000 of the school budget”
Martyn Wells

Headteacher, Claypole Church of England Primary School

An apprentice for inspire+ coaches an FA Girls football team

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Real Stories

Dan Taylor – Apprentice of the Month

Dan Taylor – Apprentice of the Month

Apprentice of the Month - January 2024     Could you please share some insights about yourself?     I’m really interested by the philosophy of coaching and being able to get the best out of my students. I like a whole range of sports such as football and...

Jack Sumner – Apprentice of the Month

Jack Sumner – Apprentice of the Month

Apprentice of the Month - January 2024     Could you please share some insights about yourself?    My mum saw that Poplar Farm had come up on Total Jobs and I applied straight away. I then got an email and phone call through to come in for an interview....

Kasey Jackson – Apprentice of the Month – December 2023

Kasey Jackson – Apprentice of the Month – December 2023

Apprentice of the Month - December 2023     Could you please share some insights about yourself?   It was my primary school PE teacher who inspired me to find motivation and a passion for sports. When I was younger, PE wasn’t my passion and it definitely...