Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Eastwood Community School
Keighley (BD21 3JL)
Closes in 24 days (Sunday 1 June 2025)
Posted on 6 May 2025
Contents
Summary
Eastwood Community School is a thriving community school looking to appoint an apprentice to join our supportive, committed team. We want everyone who works in, or visits, our school to enjoy the experience and to feel the satisfaction of making a valuable, positive contribution to the lives of our pupils and the community we serve.
- Wage
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£13,741 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 to Friday, term time only.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
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 Learning & Development
- Support pre planned learning/behaviour activities as directed by the teacher.
- Using agreed structured observation as directed by the class teacher to feedback on learning, behaviour,
participation and achievement, and to support the planning and evaluation of the learning process in respect of groups and individual students. - Interact with pupils in ways that support the development of their ability to think and learn, including the use of careful questioning.
- Assist teachers in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management and teaching & learning strategies.
- Support pupils in their social and emotional wellbeing, in implementing related programmes, including social, health and physical needs.
- Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits and out of school activities.
- Undertake break supervision as required.
Communication
- Under the general direction of the teacher, participate in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with
pupils, parents/carers and with other agencies/professionals. - Communicate effectively with all pupils, families, carers and other agencies / professionals.
Sharing information
- Share information confidentially about pupils with teachers and other professional as required.
- Pay due regard to professional boundaries, maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality.
- Participate in staff meetings.
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children/Young People
- Carry out tasks associated with pupils’ personal hygiene, (including personal intimate care) and welfare, including
physical and medical needs, whilst encouraging independence. - Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils in line with policy and legislation, raising concerns as appropriate.
Administration/Other
- Prepare classroom materials and learning areas, and undertake minor clerical duties e.g. photocopying and displaying pupils work.
- Support the use of ICT and adhere to relevant policies.
- Supervise and provide access arrangements for pupils sitting internal and external examinations and tests as required, ensuring that examinations comply with the Examination Board Regulations.
- Participate in appraisal, training and other learning activities.
Health & Safety
- Be aware of and implement your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and where appropriate any additional specialist or managerial health and safety responsibilities as defined in the Health and Safety policy and procedure.
- Work with colleagues and others to maintain health, safety and welfare within the working environment.
Equalities
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
- Within own area of responsibility work in accordance with the aims of the Equality policy, treating people with respect for their diversity, culture and values.
Where you'll work
Victoria Avenue
Keighley
BD21 3JL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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.
Your training plan
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Mathematics (grade 4/C)
Other in:
Early Years/ Childcare (grade 4/C)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Creative
- Basic ICT skills
- Good reading skills
- Good writing skills
- Good numeracy skills
- Good verbal communication
- Flexibility
- Creativity
- Confidentiality
- Ability to work in a team
- Interpersonal skills
About this company
We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, fellow senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career. Each school in our Trust is unique and all of our primary and secondary academies are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. At Eastwood Community School all our children are able to enjoy their learning and flourish in a safe and happy environment. Everyone who plays a part in Eastwood's school life is very proud of the school and we all strive to maintain it as a fantastic place to learn and a key part of the community. We are proud to be a part of Northern Star Academies Trust and make the most of the links we have with our brilliant partner schools.
https://www.eastwoodcommunityschool.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employee Assistance Programme. Cycle to Work Scheme. Excellent CPD opportunities. Maternity, Shared Parental, Paternity, and Adoption pay. A huge range of discounts across the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time job upon completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Emmie Brown
emmie.brown@keighleycollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318691.
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Closes in 24 days (Sunday 1 June 2025)
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