Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice at Avalon School, Street
Somerset County Council
Street (BA16 0PS)
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 10 June 2025)
Posted on 22 May 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a talented apprentice teaching assistant to join our growing team of staff. If you feel you have what it takes to work with us and feel passionate about meeting the needs of our students, we would very much like to hear from you.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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This role is term time only and therefore the advertised salary will be pro-rata based on the term-time only nature of this role.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, term time.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
Under the guidance and direction of your line manager you will:
- Assist the Executive Head teacher and teachers in the development and implementation of a programme of work
- Help to provide a stable, caring and supportive learning environment
- Be sensitive to times when you will need to step back in order for pupils to achieve their full learning potential
- Facilitate social and moral development
- Support pupils who may present serious challenges in their learning and or behaviour
- Support learners in becoming more readily engaged in activities
- Support on a one to one basis or in groups
- Feel comfortable and confident with very diverse learners
- Assist the class teacher and/or Senior TA with record keeping
Where you'll work
Avalon School
Brooks Road
Street
BA16 0PS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
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
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.
About this company
Avalon School is a Specialist School for students aged 11-19 situated in the town of Street. Our school vision is ‘Learning for Life’ – together with our parents and the learners themselves - we aim to teach skills for the whole of life.
https://www.avalonschool.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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
- Possible permanent employment on completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
SS&L the training provider
enquiries@sslcourses.co.uk
0330 332 7997
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322173.
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Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 10 June 2025)
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