Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Wyre Forest School

Summary

Are you passionate about education and eager to make a difference in students’ lives? Our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship offers you a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic school environment while earning a qualification that will kickstart your career in education!

Wage

£13,520 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday 8.35am - 4.10pm, Tuesday - 8.35am - 3.10pm, Wednesday - 8.35am - 4.10pm, Thursday - 8.35am - 3.10pm, Friday 8.35am - 3.10pm, (30-minute lunch break).

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

15

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

As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will:

To support the ethos of the school and work collaboratively with the classroom teacher in their responsibility for the development and education of children, including those who have special physical, emotional and educational needs, by utilising detailed knowledge and specialist skills.

Attend and participate in regular class, department and school meetings.

Responsibilities and Tasks

1. To work in class and to work unsupervised in delivering programmes of work to support individuals and small groups of learners.

2. Planning to contribute to the planning of work programmes for individuals and groups of children, providing ideas, materials and learning strategies for lessons.

3. Pastoral duties: To provide assistance with the provision of general care and welfare of learners, including assistance with:

• Supporting learners to be independent.
• Maintaining a safe environment at all times.
• The monitoring of pupils' general health & welfare.
• Reinforcing self-esteem through praise and encouragement.
• Adhering to and maintaining school routine and codes of conduct.
• Children’s injuries and, where qualified, administering basic first aid.
• Personal hygiene routines, e.g. toilet training, changing of incontinent pupils, dressing and undressing.
• The changing of soiled clothing including its disposal in an appropriate way.
• The administering of medicines under the direction of the appropriate medical staff (following consultation and agreement).
• Provide supervision of learners at the beginning and end of the school day. 

4. Behaviour: Provide pastoral support to pupils monitoring their behaviour to identify and respond to uncharacteristic behaviour patterns and incidents of challenging behaviour and to recognise and reward progress.

5. Recording and Assessment: To monitor the progress and needs of learners and be responsible for the assessment, evidence records and file maintenance for a few designated learners within a class group.

6. Reporting: Contribute to the annual review and end-of-year reports.

7. Teaching and Learning: Prepare and organise teaching resources under the direction of the class teacher, supporting the learner in carrying out this work. Maintain classroom equipment and materials, including stock control within the classroom.

• Foster the intellectual and social development of children.
• Promote pupil independence and their involvement in their own learning.
• Support lunchtime clubs/activities.
• Support the manufacture of resources and administration of course work.
• Where required, support learners in the swimming pool.

8. Attend and participate in regular class, department and school meetings.

9. Policies and Procedures: To maintain an awareness of school policies and procedures.

Where you'll work

Habberley Road
Kidderminster
DY11 6FA

Training

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

Training provider

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
• Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)

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
• Administrative skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider – 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.