Apprentice Teaching Assistant at Brackenhill Primary School

Brackenhill Primary School

UK (BD7 4HA)

Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 18 June 2025)

Posted on 22 May 2025


Summary

We are looking for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant who will make an impact on the outcomes for our children. We are prepared to tailor the position to ensure we find the right candidate who will fit into our dedicated team.

Wage

£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday with a day release to college on a Thursday. Please discuss the working week at interview.

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

Prime Objectives of the Post:

  • To undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for pupils
  • Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area

Range of duties:

  • Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
  • Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
  • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
  • Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
  • Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
  • Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher
  • Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes

Where you'll work

Dracup Road (off Gt. Horton Rd)
Bradford
West Yorkshire
UK
BD7 4HA

Training

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

College or training organisation

SHIPLEY 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
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English if required Weekly day release at Shipley College

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Maths (grade 4)
  • 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Please ensure you have: Researched the role, the location of the school and Shipley College. A DBS criminal record check and eligibility to work in the UK will be required. All applicants will be asked to submit a current CV and may require a Maths and English assessment to support your application.

About this company

At Brackenhill Primary School we aim to prepare our children to contribute positively to our diverse and changing society, by fostering the pursuit of excellence in academic, practical and physical skills, and by developing the quality of mind, body and spirit so that all acquire a sense of responsibility, awareness of right and wrong, effective social skills and high self esteem.

After this apprenticeship

  • As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the educational sector, including Teaching Assistant, Cover, Supervisor, Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Teacher

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHIPLEY COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322148.

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Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 18 June 2025)

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