Employ an Apprentice

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

We offer a range of apprenticeships designed for people working in schools, education settings and sports organisations, with training tailored to both the apprentice and the needs of their employer.

Classroom support

Develop additional capacity within your school with apprenticeships tailored to classroom-based roles. From a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant, training can support areas including SEND, SEMH, Inclusion and EYFS.

PE, sport & physical activity

Build capacity across PE, school sport and physical activity. Our Level 2 Community Activator Coach, Level 3 Teaching Assistant and Level 4 Sports Coach pathways can support roles focused on getting children and young people more active.

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.

Build the skills your school needs

From classroom support to PE and school sport, choose the apprenticeship that matches the skills and capacity your school needs.

Level 2

Community Activator Coach

Bring more capacity to PE, sport and physical activity, helping get more children and young people active.

Level 4

Sports Coach

Develop specialist coaching skills to strengthen the delivery and development of PE, sport and physical activity.

Level 3

Teaching Assistant

A flexible route shaped around your school, from SEND, SEMH, Inclusion and EYFS to roles combining classroom support with PE.

Level 5

Specialist Teaching Assistant

Develop specialist expertise and take classroom support to the next level, with no practical PE delivery requirement.

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

Molly Whitbread – Apprentice of the Month

Molly Whitbread – Apprentice of the Month

Apprentice of the Month - September 2024   Molly Whitbread is a dedicated and enthusiastic inspire+ apprentice at Billinghay Primary School, where she is actively engaged in a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship. Molly’s journey with inspire+ began at an...

Will Kirkup – Apprentice of the Month

Will Kirkup – Apprentice of the Month

Apprentice of the Month - July 2024       Could you share some insights about yourself and your journey into the apprenticeship? After studying sports and coaching courses at both college and university levels, I felt that joining Inspire+ was the...

Bobby Dixon – Apprentice of the Month

Bobby Dixon – Apprentice of the Month

Apprentice of the Month - June 2024       Tell us a bit about your background and what led you to this apprenticeship. I’ve always been involved in sports and passionate about teaching, which made this path a natural fit for me. What really solidified...