Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Roughwood Primary School
Rotherham (S61 3HL)
Closes on Monday 22 December 2025
Posted on 17 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you interested in becoming a Teaching Assistant? Roughwood Primary School have an amazing Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice opportunity available. You will be responsible for supporting the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually while promoting self-belief, social inclusion and high self-esteem.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday (term time only)
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Supporting children on a 1:1 or group basis
- Supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety by complying with good health and safety practice
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Undertake routine administrative tasks, e.g. pupil record-keeping as requested
- Appropriate liaison with parents on general pupil matters
- Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment
- Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters
- Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers
- To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for all pupils
- Involvement in the implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour / Support / Mentoring plans
- Provide general support to pupils, ensuring their safety, by complying with good health and safety practice and school policies
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities and opportunities
Where you'll work
Roughwood Primary School
Roughwood Road
Rotherham
S61 3HL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
Training schedule
Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.
Support with English and Maths (if required).
Work based learning.
End Point Assessment.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Welcome to Roughwood Primary School, a proud member of the Willow Tree Academy. We are passionate about creating a nurturing and inspiring learning environment where every child can flourish. From a strong start in our Foundation Stage, we focus on fostering curiosity and developing well-rounded individuals ready for their next steps. We also understand the needs of busy families, which is why we offer comprehensive wraparound care from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, providing a safe and engaging extended day for our pupils. Explore our site to discover more about our vibrant school community and how we can support your child’s journey.
After this apprenticeship
There is a possibility of being offered a full time position on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
Sharon Taylor
sharon.taylor@junipertraining.co.uk
07923 209225
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347130.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 22 December 2025
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