Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
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Company Ashurst Primary School
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Provider ACCESS FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
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Location St. Helens, WA11 9QJ
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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-2000061890
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Application Deadline Date 30/11/2026
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Start Date 02/12/2026
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Positions Available 1
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Working Week Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Hours may vary depending on the school.
Brief Description
To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs, enabling access to learning for all pupils and assistance and support in classroom management and behaviour techniques.
Future Prospects
After completing the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, the apprentice can progress into a Teaching Assistant role, with opportunities to take on more responsibility and potentially progress towards roles such as Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) or teacher training in the future.
Vacancy Detail
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support for the pupils
- Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model.
- Be aware of and respond appropriately to individual pupil needs, ensuring effective interaction.
- Provide specific support to pupils dependent upon their individual needs, ensuring their safety whilst supporting access to learning activities.
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher. - Promote self-esteem and independence.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher.
- To provide one to one support in either a care/special needs capacity for individual pupils, as directed by the teacher.
Support for the teacher
- Provide clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, data input, collecting money etc.).
- Assist with the display of children’s work.
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans.
- In liaison with the teacher, utilise strategies to support pupils in achieving learning goals.
- Report pupil achievement, progress and issues as appropriate in agreed format.
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested.
- Administer routine primary tests and invigilate exams.
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers and communicate information as required.