Apprentice Teaching Assistant
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Company: EATON BRAY ACADEMY
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Location: DUNSTABLE, LU6 2DT
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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-2000057780
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Application Deadline Date: 25/10/2026
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Start Date: 02/11/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday- Friday 8.30am- 3.30pm
Brief Description
Hands on learning as a teaching assistant in a small village school. We offer a small team who will all support you in your learning, as well as a range of varied opportunities for you to experience from making fires in forest school to running a mile a day with our children.
Training to be Provided
- Support to achieve Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours as laid out in the apprenticeship standard
- Support from an experienced assessor to assessor work and practice
- Individual learning programme, tailored to own needs
- E-learning, training and monthly tutorials specific to your apprenticeship
- Mentor and support in the workplace
- A minimum of 6 hours per week during paid time to be used for learning and development opportunities
- English and maths Functional Skills (if required)
- Support to achieve Apprenticeship Assessment
- At the end of the apprenticeship you will obtain the Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship.
Future Prospects
- Level 3 qualification as a teaching assistant which provides opportunities to support teaching in a range of learning environments
Vacancy Detail
- Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement
- Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
- Observe pupil performance and pass observations on to the class teacher
- Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils, and with parents and carers under the direction of the class teacher
Other Information
- How are you going to cope with completing routine tasks alongside more challenging ones?
- How do you feel about regular use of a computer
- What will you wear?
- How are you going to travel to work and get to any off-site learning
- How easy will you find it to abide by policies and procedures, including use of mobile devices and social media at work?
- How are you going to balance work, study and home – they’re equally important
- If you would benefit from support with CV writing, applications or interview skills contact BESA.Careersadvice@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk for more information