Teaching Assistant Apprentice
St. Anne’s CofE Primary School
County Durham (DL14 6LS)
Closes in 10 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 April 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant Apprentice to help play a vital role in the development of positive educational experiences for children with a range of needs in the school setting. You will learn and be given training in the required skills and responsibilities over the term of the apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Role is term time only. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 08.00-16.00. Tuesday at Bishop Auckland College, 09:00-16:15.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Support for Pupils:
- Support learning of small groups or individuals with a range of needs
- Help with the care and support of pupils
- Contribute to the health and well-being of pupils
- Establish and maintain relationships with individual pupils and groups
- Be an effective model for pupil behaviour
Support for Staff:
- Assist with classroom resources and lesson preparation
- Contribute to the management of pupils’ behaviour, both inside and outside
- Provide support for learning activities
- Assist in the maintenance of a safe environment for all pupils and staff
- Assist in the presentation of display materials
- Support colleagues with routine administration
- Adhere to and promote all School policies and procedures
- Ensure Health and Safety and hygiene is to a high standard
Support for the School:
- Monitor effective working relationships with colleagues and parents/carers
- Contribute to the maintenance of pupil safety and security
- Review and develop their own professional practice
- Recognise confidentiality, child protection procedures, Health and Safety, and the policies of the Governing Body
- Be involved in extracurricular activities, (e.g., clubs, activities, trips, open days etc)
- Assist with special activities in school within school hours (e.g., sports days, plays, concerts, open days)
- To follow the observation and record keeping system and maintain records for children so that children’s attainment and progress are effectively and regularly assessed
- To carry out all responsibilities and activities within the equal opportunity’s framework.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment by:
- Raising all concerns regarding the behaviour, progress or wellbeing or safety of pupils
- Actively promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people by adhering to the school’s safeguarding and associated policies
- Demonstrate an understanding of legal requirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding of children and young people
- Know how to identify abuse or neglect and follow safeguarding procedures
The above is not exhaustive and the post holder will be expected to undertake any duties which may reasonably fall within the level of responsibility and the competence of the post as directed by the Headteacher.
Where you’ll work
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Warwick Road
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 6LS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE
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
Training will consist of four days in the workplace and one day a week at Bishop Auckland College, on a Tuesday.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4 / A*-C / Level 2)
- Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C / Level 2)
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
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
At St. Annes we strive to nurture the whole child. We aim for all of our children to reach their academic potential, to build confidence, to be prepared to meet the challenges of a changing world and to develop moral character. We want our pupils to be creative, compassionate, open-minded and accepting individuals who are confident in the belief that they can make a difference, can achieve their dreams and can go on to have a successful and rewarding life beyond their time at St. Anne’s, taking happy memories with them. Inspired by Christian faith and practice, our school is naturing and caring environment, in which children feel safe, valued, accepted, respected and loved.
After this apprenticeship
To be discussed at interview.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE
David Brough
david.brough@bacoll.ac.uk
01388 743164
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314255.
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Closes in 10 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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