Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

North Fawdon Primary School

Newcastle (NE3 2SL)

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 13 March)

Posted on 24 February 2025


Summary

You will work under the guidance of teachers, be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children to support the education, personal and social development of pupils and establishing positive relationships to assist all pupils complete structured learning activities.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-3:45pm . Friday 8:30am-2:30pm. Term time only

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 April

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils.  
  • Support in producing learning resources, demonstrating creativity.  
  • Assist in pupil supervision, with occasional supervision of whole class.  
  • Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs, reporting pupil progress to the class teacher.  
  • Working to the relevant apprenticeship framework and completing work in a timely manner including attending college.  
  • To undertake any of the duties normally associated with a
  • Teaching Assistant to support with their training and development.  
  • To build and maintain positive relationships with children.  
  • Provide basic clerical support such as photocopying, laminating and displays.  
  • Ensure the safeguarding and welfare of all our children.  
  • Comply with all policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security, confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding.  
  • Recognise your own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.  
  • Undertake any other duties and responsibilities consistent with the nature, level and grade of the post.  
  • Attend meetings and engage in training and development as relevant  

Where you’ll work

31 Brotherlee Road
Fawdon
Newcastle
NE3 2SL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

Your training plan

  • L3 Teaching assistant Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Initiative

About this company

We are a school that continues to grow from strength to strength due to high quality leadership and teaching and the determination that all pupils will be successful and achieve to the best of their ability.  Our school motto is ‘Be Brave, Dream Big, Inspire Others’.  We are extremely proud of our school’s inclusive and nurturing ethos and our unique whole school approaches devised specially to ensure our children are safe, happy and ready to learn. As you walk through school, core values, life skills, challenge, developing language and attitude to learning is evident and integral throughout. These clear and effective systems are in place whilst each teacher and their class retain their individuality. Our curriculum is not only broad, balanced and enjoyable but also relevant to our community and prepares our children with life skills for their journey ahead. Our personalised curriculum ensures every child meets their full potential. We work closely with our families, community partners, Trust members and business partners and deliver cross curricular learning that not only teaches new skills but enables children to apply them in real life contexts. Projects inspire and ignite excitement for learning and a thirst for knowledge.  We have a rapidly growing reputation for effectively supporting all of our families including those with Special Educational Needs and other vulnerabilities. Our relentless focus on supporting children to develop and own effective strategies to overcome their barriers, is often highly praised by external agencies. We feel very privileged to host the only Nurture ARP in Newcastle which supports children aged 4-7 from other Newcastle Schools to access mainstream school in a small group setting.

After this apprenticeship

  • Progression for the right candidate 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305610.

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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 13 March)

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