Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Lift Schools, one of the largest MATs in the country, allowing you access to the best training. We will provide hands-on training to ensure your career in education gets off to the best possible start and support you with higher level teaching-assistant programmes to increase your role and responsibilities should you wish.

Wage

£26,409 a year

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£26,409 - £32,654

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

Teaching and learning

Develop an understanding of students’ learning needs, including specific SEND needs, in order to support their access to lesson content and achieve the learning objectives
Help students to develop independent learning skills and to manage their own learning
Work in partnership with teachers to plan and deliver high quality lessons, and assess students' learning
Deliver individual and small group targeted interventions within clearly defined parameters, in partnership with teachers
Develop positive relationships with students and promote positive behaviours, consistently applying the academy's behaviour policy
Support the social, emotional, mental health, wellbeing and personal care of all students in line with the academy's policy and procedures

Working with others:

Collaborate with teaching staff, pastoral staff, the SENDCO and parents/carers to support all students’ learning
Monitor students’ responses to learning activities and progress towards targets, record achievement and provide feedback to teaching staff as required
Support teachers to develop a stimulating and safe learning environment
Support teachers in the preparation of teaching resources that meet the diverse needs and interests of students
Support teachers to look after students on trips and out of school activities as required
Contribute to the wider school community through completion of any school related duties throughout the working day

Where you'll work

Longmore Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B12 9ED

Training

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

College or training organisation

LIFT SCHOOLS

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

As part of our continued commitment to professional development, this role also offers the opportunity for anybody who does not currently hold a Teaching Assistant qualification to complete their level 3 ‘Initial Teaching Assistant Training’
Your Trainer will meet with you in the workplace or online every 2-4 weeks
In between these meetings you will have dedicated time away from your job to work on the apprenticeship and collate evidence for your apprenticeship e-portfolio with ongoing support from your Manager and Trainer

More training information

This will be a fixed-term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills
The typical duration of the apprenticeship is 21 months, however, can be longer or shorter depending on existing knowledge, skills and experience

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade A*-C or 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
Team working
Initiative
Willing to learn
Ability to self-evaluate

Other requirements

To be eligible, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship. Please note: applicants must not have already completed a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship.

About this company

Percy Shurmer Academy is a large two-form entry primary academy who currently have 450 pupils aged from 3 to 11 which also include 39 children in the Nursery and 22 deaf pupils in our Deaf Learning Base (DLB). The school is led by an ambitious and dedicated Principle, Mrs Sharon Burke who has been with the school since 2015. She has established a strong and personable team and in 2023 were graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted who recognised ‘’parents are overwhelmingly positive about the quality of education their children receive.’’ They are now looking for an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our team.

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Company benefits

+ Well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

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

Due to operational requirements apprentices cannot be guaranteed a permanent job or higher level apprenticeship on completion of their apprenticeship
Where a suitable permanent job or an advanced level apprenticeship opportunity becomes available in their training school or other trust schools, apprentices are strongly encouraged to apply for it and subject to satisfactory completion of their apprenticeship and suitable qualifications/experience will be guaranteed an interview

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Percy Shurmer Primary Academy

Talent Team

recruitment@liftschools.org

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321127.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 30 May 2025)

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