Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Level 3
CHOSEN HILL SCHOOL
Gloucestershire (GL3 2PL)
Closes in 22 days (Saturday 14 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 May 2025
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Summary
Working under the direction of teachers or designated supervisor, the Apprentice Teaching Assistant will supervise the activities of individuals or groups of children with educational, physical or emotional special needs, to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development.
- 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 - Friday, 35-hours per week, term time only, working hours TBC
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Chosen Hill School in Churchdown, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant. We are looking for candidates who either want to kickstart their career of working with children with SEND needs or who already have NVQ level 3 relevant qualifications and have experience of working with students who have a range of special needs in Key Stages 3 & 4
- The successful candidate would ideally have good interpersonal skills and the confidence and ability to relate well with students
- Excellent communication skills are essential for this role,as is the ability to work independently and remain calm under pressure
Where you'll work
Chosen Hill School Brookfield Road
Churchdown
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 2PL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
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
Teaching Assistant Level 3.
SGS College will support apprentices in building their portfolio to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard.
On programme learning will be followed by the final End Point Assessment, which includes a practical observation with question and answer, portfolio of evidence submission and a Profession Discussion.
Full time apprentices will spend typically 18-months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training.
Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated tutor who will support them in completing their Portfolio and preparing for the End Point Assessment.
The Employer, Training Provider (tutor) and the learner will decide when the learner is ready to enter the Apprenticeship Gateway.
The tutor will help prepare the learner to ensure they are confident to complete all components. The tutor will schedule regular 1:1s and complete progress reviews with the apprentice and their Line Manager/Employer at 8 to 12-week intervals.
More training information
College attendance will be at our Stroud Campus.
Weekly attendance.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade 4-9)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
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Transport
About this company
Chosen Hill School is a thriving comprehensive academy, judged good by Ofsted in all categories. It is a large, popular and successful 11-18 Academy School situated in Churchdown half way between Cheltenham and Gloucester. We have around 1350 students on roll, of which 200 are in the Sixth Form. Chosen Hill is a happy school, where students, staff and parents work closely in partnership. There is an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
https://www.chosenhillschool.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Membership of the LGPS pension scheme, free breakfasts, onsite canteen and free parking.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHOSEN HILL SCHOOL
Miss M Saint
hr@chosen-hill.gloucs.sch.uk
01452 713488
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320244.
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Closes in 22 days (Saturday 14 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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