Early Years Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Woolavington Village Primary School

Bridgwater (TA7 8EA)

Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

Posted on 23 May 2025

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Summary

We are seeking to appoint an innovative, hard-working person to join our happy & dedicated team. You will work across both our nursery & reception class. You'll have a positive approach to supporting teaching & learning, strong behaviour management & a proactive attitude. You'll be highly motivated and enjoy working as part of a committed team.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 3.15pm with half an hour for lunch.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years 3 months

Positions available

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

  • Under the supervision of the class teacher and/or SENCO, to undertake a range of directed activities to support the educational and development needs of pupils
  • Supervise and support pupils’ ensuring their safety and access to learning
  • Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans
  • Establish constructive working relationships with pupils, setting high expectations and acting as a role model
  • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
  • Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
  • Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
  • Provide feedback to teachers/pupils in relation to progress and achievement
  • Work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate
  • Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement
  • Implement learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills and feeding back to the teacher, as appropriate
  • Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
  • Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources
  • Undertake planned supervision of pupils’ out of normal lesson times, including lunchtimes
  • Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities

Where you'll work

Woolavington Primary School
Higher Road
Woolavington
Bridgwater
TA7 8EA

Training

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

College or training organisation

STRODE COLLEGE

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
  • Training will take place once a week at Strode College, Street

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Patience

About this company

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

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

Company benefits

Pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.

After this apprenticeship

  • Futura Learning Partnership offers a wide range of CPD opportunities across the sector

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STRODE COLLEGE

Lyndsey Bath

lbath@strode-college.ac.uk

01458 844681

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321457.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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