Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3
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Company: Polden Bower School
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Location: Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £13,520.00 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000035561
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Application Deadline Date: 05/07/2026
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Start Date: 03/09/2026
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Positions Available: 6
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Working Week: 32.5 hours per week 39 Weeks per year. (Term time plus INSET days) Term time hours of work: Monday, 8.45am - 4.45pm, Tuesday - Friday 8.45am - 3.30pm.
Brief Description
We are looking for talented apprentice teaching assistants to join our growing team of staff. If you feel you have what it takes to work with us and feel passionate about meeting the needs of our student’s, we would very much like to hear from you.
Future Prospects
- Potential permanent job role
Vacancy Detail
- To assist the Executive Head teacher and teachers in the development and implementation of a programme of work
- To help to provide a stable, caring and supportive learning environment
- To be sensitive to times when you will need to step back in order for pupils to achieve their full learning potential
- To facilitate social and moral development
- To support pupils who may present serious challenges in their learning and or behaviour
- To support learners in becoming more readily engaged in activities
- To support on a one to one basis or in groups
- To feel comfortable and confident with very diverse learners
- To assist the class teacher and/or Senior TA with record keeping
You will be expected to demonstrate:
- Excellent communication skills
- Resilience, flexibility, empathy and creativity
- An understanding of how children and young people with additional needs learn
- Good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
- Have the ability to build professional, positive and trusting relationships with children, young people and families