Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship

Summary

We are seeking to appoint an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our committed and enthusiastic team. The successful candidates will be committed to raising pupils’ standards of achievement throughout the school day and in supporting pupils developing social and emotional development.

Wage

£13,640 a year

Pay is term-time only

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Actual working hours: 31.26 hrs/ week from 8.40am - 3.40pm Monday, 8.50am - 3pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. College day release - Friday. Working hours: 6.5hr/day with a 30-minute lunch break. Term time only plus INSETs.

31 hours 16 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will be providing support to the classroom teacher. Learning support staff play a vital role in today’s classrooms by making sure students get the most out of lessons. You will work with teachers and learning support assistants and make a real difference to learning in for our pupils.

You will be working with children with complex special needs and will need to provide a full enhanced DBS check. You will work under the supervision of the class teacher; your duties may vary depending on how the teachers you work with plan their lessons and handle day-to-day classroom activities.

Duties will include:

• Supporting pupils’ learning, individually or in groups, with reading, writing, counting, computing, science and other subject work
• Supporting pupils’ learning, with creative activities such as drawing, painting, music, singing and dancing
• Reading stories to children and encouraging them to be interested in books
• Supporting the pupil’s learning during PE, outdoor education or swimming lessons
• Supporting a pupil to develop their communication skills
• Helping the teacher prepare for lessons, collecting the materials and help keep records
• Attending training around pupils’ SEND and putting this into practice
• Supervising the playground at breaktimes and the dinner hall at lunchtime
• Helping keep the classroom tidy
• Putting up displays of children’s’ work
• Photocopying materials for lessons
• Supporting pupils to manage their own behaviours

Where you'll work

Ravenswood School
Pound Lane
Nailsea
Bristol
BS48 2NN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
• Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
• Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
• Adapt resources to support all learners.
• Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
• Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
• Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
• Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
• Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
• Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
• Apply methods of formative assessment.
• Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
• Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
• Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
• Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
• Provide feedback to learners.
• Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
• Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
• Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
• Adapt resources to support all learners.
• Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
• Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
• Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
• Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
• Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
• Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
• Apply methods of formative assessment.
• Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
• Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
• Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
• Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
• Provide feedback to learners.

Training schedule

• Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Day release at College X1 day/month
• Full-day Induction Training on your first day

Safeguarding Training is provided through EduCare online courses.

Access to 6x school Inset day training on supporting SEND pupils in schools and training throughout the year, including Makaton.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English or equivalent (grade C/4 or higher)
• Maths or equivalent (grade C/4 or higher)

L2 qualification or relevant experience in:

working with children/SEND (grade Pass +)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Flexible

Other requirements

• Good communication skills, both spoken and written
• Patience with children of all abilities
• Confidence and accuracy in spelling, punctuation and basic number work
• Get on well with children and build good working relationships with them, teachers and support staff
• Working as part of a team
• Ability to take own initiative to support pupil’s learning
• Flexibility to adapt to pupil’s needs