Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for learning and will put the needs of our children first. You must have excellent interpersonal skills, be committed to making a difference to children’s lives and have a passion for inclusive education.

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

30 hours a week, term time only. Exact hours to be agreed between the apprentice and their Manager. You would attend college one day a week. Shifts to be confirmed.

30 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 November 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

The role will involve supporting children on a 1:1 basis, both inside and outside the classroom to enable the pupil(s) to learn effectively. The role will also involve delivering tailored programmes of intervention with small groups and working in partnership with the class teacher and the SENDCo.

You will work as a member of an established team and will contribute to the wider school community.

High expectations of children’s potential and the ability to make effective relationships with children that enable learning to take place, are essential.

Job Description: 

1. Support for children’s learning

Under the guidance of the teaching staff, provide direct support for the learning of individual children or groups of children, including those with special needs, to achieve defined progression targets in a child’s individual education plan and in class plans through:

• Activities, interventions, empathetic and sympathetic listening, direct guidance and the provision of appropriate positive feedback to behaviour.
• Facilitating childrens general physical, emotional and educational development.
• Supervising and encouraging safe behaviour of individual and groups.
• Reinforcement of structured learning habits which meets defined targets for accessing the curriculum as set by the line manager.

2. Support for the learning environment

Under the guidance of the teaching staff, prepare, store, retrieve, sort and display materials, finished work, equipment, topic work plans and/or assignment documents to assist in providing an effective learning environment as determined by the teacher to:

• Facilitate the required standards of achievement and performance, including feedback through structured assessment, for individuals and groups within the classroom.
• Support the development of continuous improvement in both personal performance in the job and the work of the team.
• Assist in the development, monitoring, reviewing and progression of childrens’ learning plans.
• Support invigilation and assessment processes, following procedures and under supervision which promotes the attainment of standards in learning progress by the school required by the Head and Governors, the LEA and the Office for Standards in Education [OFSTED].

3. Care and support for children

Attend to the day to day needs of children, inside and outside the classroom, by:

• Provision of personal, social, hygiene, welfare and behaviour support.
• Awareness of the progress of individual children in attaining defined goals.
• Promoting effective pastoral care for individual children, under guidance, and liaising with colleagues to provide accurate records.
• Reporting concerns about progress, identifying possible solutions, to the teacher.
• Assisting educational and therapeutic professionals in their delivery of specialist support programmes.
• Carrying out specified medical care procedures following direct specific training by a qualified practitioner.
• Contributing to the assessment by the teacher of individual children’s development  through observation, record keeping, discussion with colleagues and teachers.

Where you'll work

St Peters c of e Primary School
Ellfield Close
Bristol
BS13 8EF

Training

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

Training provider

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE

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

We will support apprentices in building their portfolio to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard. On programme learning will be followed by the End Point Assessment, which includes a practical observation with question and answer, portfolio of evidence submission and a Profession Discussion.

Full time apprentices will spend typically 18 months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.

Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated skills coach who will support them in completing their Portfolio and preparing for the End Point Assessment. The Employer, Training Provider and the learner will decide when the learner is ready to enter the Apprenticeship Gateway. The skills coach will help prepare the learner to ensure they are confident to complete all components.

The skills coach will schedule regular 1:1s and complete progress reviews with the apprentice’s Line Manager/Employer at 8-12 week intervals.

The apprentice will attend the Filton Campus of SGS College on a weekly basis, term time only.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 and above)
• Maths (grade 4 and above)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS).