Apprentice Teaching Assistant at Ben Rhydding Primary School
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Company: Ben Rhydding Primary School
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Location: Ilkley, LS29 8QH
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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-2000037836
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Application Deadline Date: 02/07/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday school hours with a day release to Shipley College on a Thursday. Please discuss the hours with the employer at interview. This position is term time only.
Brief Description
Ben Rhydding Primary School seek to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Apprentice Teaching Assistant to undertake an Apprenticeship Scheme for up to 18 months. We are looking for an individual who is committed to undertaking an Apprenticeship Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, through Shipley College.
Training to be Provided
Training by day release at Shipley College on a Thursday, including regular assessor workplace visits to support the training.
Future Prospects
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 Teaching Assistant, Cover, Supervisor, Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Teacher.
Vacancy Detail
The successful candidate will join the strong staff team in this high performing, popular and friendly school. The apprentice will learn how to effectively support children’s learning in all aspects of school, including delivering 1:1 and small group interventions and catch up programmes. This apprenticeship will prepare the successful candidate to work as a Teaching Assistant, supporting children with a broad range of starting points. You will need to be committed to developing inclusion, have some experience of working with children and have a calm, positive and confident manner. This apprenticeship post will lead to a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification.
The successful candidate will need to:
- Be enthusiastic, well-motivated and committed to raising standards
- Be committed to professional learning and development especially with regard to the delivery of catch up and other intervention programme
- Be a well organised, friendly, and flexible team player, with good interpersonal skills
- Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents and other professionals
- Demonstrate an interest and aptitude for working with ICT/new technologies
- Demonstrate recent experience of working with children in either a paid or voluntary role
For the right candidate, we can offer:
- A warm, supportive and nurturing environment where children and adults learn together and build strong relationships
- High quality in-house training in bespoke catch up programmes which will build upon and enhance the apprenticeship programme training
- To work in partnership with your training provider (Shipley College) to ensure facilitation of study periods/day release
If you have the skills and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you. In your personal statement we are looking for you to highlight how you would be looking to make a positive contribution to our school.
Other Information
- Please ensure you have: Researched the role, the location of the school and Shipley College
- A DBS criminal record check and eligibility to work in the UK will be required
- All applicants will be asked to submit a current, relevant CV and attend an information advice and guidance session at Shipley College