Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Cropthorne with Charlton C E First School

Cropthorne Pershore (WR10 3NB)

Closes in 7 days (Sunday 27 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 April 2025

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Summary

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and close-knit school. You will make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and contribute to our family-oriented ethos, working closely with class teachers to support the learning of our pupils, with particular focus on those with special educational needs while gaining a qualification.

Wage

£12,563.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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For the first 12 months you will be paid £7.50 per hour, this will increase to the national living wage for the remainder of the apprenticeship contract.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 08:40 - 12:30 & 13:00 - 15:10. Friday, 08:40 - 12:30 & 13:00 - 15:00. Total working time 32 hours and five minutes per week, term time only.

32 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

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

  • Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
  • Promote pupils' independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion
  • Provide support to pupils 1:1, individually or in groups, to help them access the curriculum, participate in learning, and experience a sense of achievement
  • Support children in achieving their SEND targets set by the class teacher or SENCO, including 1:1 or group work
  • Support Forest school sessions
  • Assist with midday supervision duties, ensuring a safe and positive environment for our pupils during their lunch break

Where you’ll work

Cropthorne With Charlton C E First School
Main Street
Cropthorne Pershore
WR10 3NB

Training

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

College or training organisation

PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED

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

  • You will attend online sessions, and be required to produce written work
  • Be observed during your real work activities
  • Attend regular reviews with your training provider and supervisor

More training information

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

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4)
  • Mathematics (grade 9-4)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • commitment to learning

Other requirements

As part of our commitment to Safeguarding, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks. The interviews will take place at the school on 2nd May 2025

About this company

Cropthorne with Charlton CE First School is a rural first school with mixed-age classes. Our school has a strong family ethos, a supportive team, and close community links, making it an excellent place to work. We believe it is the early years of a child’s education that lay the foundations for life, and that the education of your child is a partnership. We provide a safe, happy, caring environment, which celebrates diversity and encourages the children to develop a curiosity of the world that “Inspires Learning for Life”. This is delivered through an enriched broad and balanced curriculum, which allows everyone, regardless of background, to feel success through irresistible learning. We are proud of our Christian ethos, strong traditional values and progressive curriculum centred on child development. We are a small and friendly Church of England school serving the villages of Cropthorne and Charlton and the Worcestershire countryside beyond.

https://www.cropthorneschool.org/welcome/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

On completion of this apprenticeship, there may be opportunity to gain a permanent position and further development within the school.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Cropthorne with Charlton C E First School

Denise Smith

office@cropthorne.worcs.sch.uk

01386 860246

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314310.

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Closes in 7 days (Sunday 27 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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