Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Parkwood Primary School
Keighley (BD21 4QH)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 June 2025)
Posted on 30 May 2025
Contents
Summary
We are seeking passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team. We have 2 vacancies for Apprentice Teaching Assistants. In this role, you will work alongside our class teachers, providing support and intervention for our children, including those children with SEND.
- 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
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, term time only.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
Supporting Learning & Development
- Support pre-planned learning/behaviour activities as directed by the teacher.
- Using agreed structured observation as directed by the class teacher to feedback on learning, behaviour, participation and achievement, and to support the planning and evaluation of the learning process in respect of groups and individual students.
- Interact with pupils in ways that support the development of their ability to think and learn, including the use of careful questioning.
- Assist teachers in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management and teaching & learning strategies.
- Support pupils in their social and emotional wellbeing, in implementing related programmes, including social, health and physical needs.
- Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits and out-of-school activities.
- Undertake break supervision as required.
Communication
- Under the general direction of the teacher, you will participate in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with pupils, parents/carers and with other agencies/professionals.
- Communicate effectively with all pupils, families, carers and other agencies / professionals.
Sharing information
- Share information confidentially about pupils with teachers and other professionals as required.
- Pay due regard to professional boundaries, maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality.
- Participate in staff meetings.
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children/Young People
- Carry out tasks associated with pupils’ personal hygiene (including personal intimate care) and welfare, including physical and medical needs, whilst encouraging independence.
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils in line with policy and legislation, raising concerns as appropriate.
Administration/Other
- Prepare classroom materials and learning areas, and undertake minor clerical duties, e.g. photocopying and displaying pupils' work.
- Support the use of ICT and adhere to relevant policies.
- Supervise and provide access arrangements for pupils sitting internal and external examinations and tests as required, ensuring that examinations comply with the Examination Board Regulations.
- Participate in appraisal, training and other learning activities.
Where you'll work
Parkwood Street
Keighley
BD21 4QH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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 4/C)
- Mathematics (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
- Basic ICT skills
- Reading skills
- Writing skills
- Numeracy skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
About this company
We are a friendly, inclusive, one-form entry primary school with a nursery. We also have a specialist Resource Provision for pupils with language and communication needs. We have extensive outdoor learning areas, playgrounds, an allotment and cycle track and are situated not far from the centre of Keighley town in West Yorkshire, next door to Parkwood Woods.
https://www.parkwoodprimaryschool.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, excellent CPD opportunities, maternity, shared parental, paternity and adoption pay, huge range of discounts.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time job upon completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Emmie Brown
emmie.brown@keighleycollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323413.
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Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 June 2025)
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