Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprentice

Summary

Our Teaching Assistants work within Westcroft School to support and nurture our pupils with Special Educational Needs. You will be required to work with a variety of age groups within classes to gain experience throughout the school

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Salary is the national minimum wage for apprentices working 32 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. £10,841.19 per annum

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. Tuesday - Thursday, 8.30am to 3.30pm and Friday. 8.30am - 3.15pm. unless otherwise agreed in line with timetable requirements. Term Time.

32 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

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 teacher
To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils
Provide general support to pupils ensuring their safety
Accompanying teaching staff and pupil on visits and trips out of school
Supporting the teacher by providing structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers
Support the teacher in the development and implantation of individual education/behaviour plans
Assist the teacher with the planning of learning activities
Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers and pupils achievement, progress, and problems
Supporting the curriculum
Supporting the school by promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children you are responsible for
Ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Where you'll work

Greenacres Avenue
Wolverhampton
WV10 8NZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Your 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.

Your training plan

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
The blended learning delivery design encompasses a range of methods to engage apprentices and offers a rich and exciting programme

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Candidates must be confident and happy to travel to and from the school location each day. Please only apply for this apprenticeship if the location suits your mode of transport and travel times etc. This post will involve physical activity so will require apprentices to be interested and passionate about sports and physical activity, and have sufficient a level of fitness. Candidates will need to be eager to work with children to enable their participation in activity. The offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which includes, but is not limited to, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK, at least 2 references, a satisfactory medical report, a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service, any other checks required by statutory guidance applicable to the position.

About this company

Westcroft is an all through school for pupils with Special Educational Needs. We have 210 pupils on roll aged from 5 to 19 years. The school provides comprehensive training throughout the school year to develop understanding of their needs and how best to engage and motivate the pupils. All pupils enjoy use of our excellent facilities (both indoor and outdoor) to promote a physically active curriculum. Our older pupils use local facilities to promote their independence as they grow towards adulthood.

https://www.westcroftschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

We will support you in your personal development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:

Careers within Education
Careers within the Education sector including Behaviour & Learning Mentors, Teaching Assistants and Primary Teaching
Potential further employment with the employer
Opportunity for further education

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Neil Shakespeare

neil.shakespeare@junipertraining.co.uk

07923219046

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320853.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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