Apprentice Teaching Assistant - Village Primary Academy
THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
Derby (DE23 8DF)
Closes in 12 days (Friday 6 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 May 2025
Contents
Summary
The Board of Trustees wishes to provide an opportunity for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant based at Village Primary Academy.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Salary displayed is Full Time Equivalent. This vacancy is Term Time Only (39 Weeks) so salary will be pro rata.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 15:30. Term time only (39 weeks).
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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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
Duties will include:
- Being responsible for supporting child-initiated and adult-led activities based around the needs and interests of each individual child.
- Supporting the observation and assessment of the children.
Working as part of a team to ensure each child feels safe and secure. - Working in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals.
- Having a duty of care and following relevant safeguarding procedures.
Where you'll work
Village Primary Academy
155 Village Street
Derby
DE23 8DF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DCG
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Mathematics (grade C/4 or above)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 17 schools under the Trust umbrella. This brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees. The Harmony Trust has high expectations of our pupils and staff. We have an excellent reputation and are innovative in our aim for educational excellence.
After this apprenticeship
The successful candidate may be offered a permanent position as a Teaching Assistant within the Trust or with another organisation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Chloe Purcell
chloe.purcell@derby-college.ac.uk
01332387420
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322025.
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Closes in 12 days (Friday 6 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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