Sedgefield Community College, part of Laidlaw Schools Trust, are seeking to appoint an Apprentice Teaching Assistant.
Sedgefield Community College has a fantastic opportunity for an organised and reliable Apprentice Teaching Assistant that will support the school’s existing SEN department. Our appointed candidate will have a positive work ethic and can-do attitude, and be able to work in a busy school environment.
Our successful candidate will work towards a nationally recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, delivered by Darlington College.
Sedgefield Community College is a highly successful 11-16 school located in County Durham. Our students join us from the village of Sedgefield and also many other local towns and villages in the area. We pride ourselves on the way a very comprehensive intake of students comes together as one strong school community. Our vision at Sedgefield is summed up by the phrase ‘Achieve at Sedgefield’ and we work tirelessly to support all students to achieve excellent progress in every sense of the word. Our success in achieving this vision has resulted in the school being extremely popular for a number of years and this is reflected in very high student numbers.
We are very fortunate at Sedgefield Community College to enjoy exceptional facilities in our state-of-the-art buildings and also a fabulous school site. Of course, any building is secondary to the people who are to be found within it. We have a brilliant staff team and we all share a number of common values that inform the way we work each day. Primary amongst these is the fact that we want all of the team at SCC to be positive about their role every day. At times we will face challenges, but with our highly skilled team, we know we can overcome these to provide the exceptional education that our students deserve.
At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit:
To see the full job description and person specification for this role please refer to the attached supporting documents.
To apply, click apply now and complete our online application form. If you require assistance with your application please contact: recruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
Closing Date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 6th February 2026
Interviews are expected to take place: To be confirmed
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.