APPRENTICE TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3
BURSCOUGH LORDSGATE TOWNSHIP CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ormskirk (L40 7RS)
Closes in 9 days (Monday 16 June 2025)
Posted on 2 June 2025
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Summary
The children, staff, and governors of Lordsgate Township CE Primary School would like to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated individual as an Apprentice Teaching Assistant.
- Wage
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£13,741 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
Shifts to be confirmed
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of young children
- General teaching assistant duties, supporting pupils learning through play and in the classroom
- Preparing resources and equipment for classroom learning under the direction of teaching staff who will also help you to access the curriculum
Where you'll work
Lordsgate Drive
Burscough
Ormskirk
L40 7RS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE
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
- Safeguarding training
- First aid training as a minimum but not limited to as we purchase in to an online training platform which all staff access
- Staff can voice further training interests also which can be assessed in-line with the school budget
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or better)
- Maths (grade 4 or better)
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
- Team working
- Non judgemental
About this company
We are a friendly and caring Church of England Primary School in the village of Burscough, Lancashire. We are the parish school of St John’s the Baptist Church in Burscough, with which we have strong and supportive links. The Christian vision for our school states our belief that children's learning journey goes hand in hand with learning about and demonstrating God's love during their time at Lordsgate.
After this apprenticeship
- If the needs of the school requires an additional member of staff once the apprentice has qualified, an opportunity to apply for a permanent role will be available
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE
01704 892374
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323769.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Monday 16 June 2025)
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