Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship
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Company: St Chad’s CE VC Primary School
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Location: Patchway Bristol, BS34 6AQ
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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-2000022011
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Application Deadline Date: 13/04/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: You will work Monday to Friday with a day release to attend 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 schools. As a TA you'll engage with pupils across a range of abilities and undertake duties that support the teacher, such as preparing the classroom.
Training to be Provided
Teaching Assistant Level 3.
You will attend the Filton Campus of SGS College on a weekly basis to cover the required learning for your apprenticeship.
Apprentices will receive comprehensive guidance to build their portfolio, and the College will also facilitate completion of a Paediatric First Aid qualification.
Future Prospects
After a Teaching Assistant apprenticeship, you 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)
Vacancy Detail
The duties will depend on your experience and training. Generally, you'll need to:
- Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either 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 of your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips
- Help with extracurricular activity 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