Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

What you will do in your working day

The duties will depend on your experience and training. Generally, you'll need to:

• deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups.
• make sure that the pupils you support can engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity.
• support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required.
• support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour.
• listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one.
• guide and monitor pupil progress.
• help with the planning of some lessons.
• provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' progress.
• carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources.
• look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset.
• create art displays of pupils' artwork.
• provide support outside of your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips.
• extracurricular activity such as lunchtime supervisor duties.
• supervise other support staff coordinate specific areas of teaching support once you have the right level of experience.

The training you will be getting

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, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training.

Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated skills coach who will support them in completing their Portfolio, Certificate 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. 

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the Educational sector including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Assistant Teacher and Teacher.