Apprentice Teaching Assistant
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Company: TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST
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Location: DL14 8NN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000036856
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Application Deadline Date: 30/06/2026
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Start Date: 06/07/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, Shifts to be confirmed. Term time only.
Brief Description
The primary role of the Apprentice Teaching Assistant at Victoria Lane Academy (Coundon) is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress. Term time only.
Training to be Provided
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional skills in maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Future Prospects
- Potential opportunity for a full time position upon completion of apprenticeship
Vacancy Detail
As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice at Victoria Lane Academy, you will play a key role within a supportive and inclusive team, helping to create a positive learning environment and supporting pupils to reach their full potential.
You will develop skills, knowledge and experience of working within Education and you will also develop:
- Recognise different stages of child development through school, eg: transition between key stages
- Understand the need to provide feedback to support and facilitate an appropriate level of independence
- Build appropriate relationships with colleagues, pupils, parents, adults and stakeholders
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Foster and encourage positive, effective, nurturing and safe learning environments inspiring pupils to take pride in and learn from their individual achievements
- Recognise, adapt and respond to all pupils encompassing SEN/emotional vulnerabilities, for example, use Makaton, visual timetables
- Work closely with teachers to ensure own contribution aligns with the teaching
- Ensure regular communication with teachers to provide clarity and consistency of role within lessons
- Deliver/lead small group teaching within clearly defined/planned parameters using initiative, sensitivity and understanding
- Build appropriate relationships with colleagues, pupils, parents, adults and stakeholders
Employee benefits include:
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee discounts
- Extensive CPD and upskilling opportunities