Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3
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Company: Evergreen Primary Academy
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Location: BS5 0YR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,435.00 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000044825
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Application Deadline Date: 14/08/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, with a day release to college. Exact hours to be agreed between the apprentice and their manager.
Brief Description
The work involves supporting children individually, in groups or as a whole class in school. You will engage with students across a range of abilities and undertake duties that support the teacher, such as preparing lesson resources and spaces.
Training to be Provided
- The apprentice will attend the FIlton Campus of SGS College for their learning, which will be on a weekly basis, term time only
Future Prospects
After a Teaching Assistant apprenticeship, you can typically progress through these stages:
Senior Support:
- Become a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to lead classes or a Senior TA to manage staff
Specialisation:
- Move into SEN support, Pastoral care, or Learning Mentor roles
Teacher Training:
- Use your experience to enter a Teacher Degree Apprenticeship or a PGCE route to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Completion of the apprenticeship programme does not automatically lead to continued employment.
Vacancy Detail
Generally, you'll need to:
- Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils either on a one-to-one basis or in small groups
- Make sure that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
- Support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
- Support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour
- Listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
- Guide and monitor pupil progress
- Help with the planning of some lessons
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' progress
- Carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
- Look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset
- Create art displays of pupils' artwork
- Provide support outside your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips
- Help with extracurricular activities such as breakfast and after-school clubs, homework club, revision sessions or lunchtime duties
- Supervise other support staff
- Coordinate specific areas of teaching support, once you have the right level of experience
Other Information
You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS). https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role.