APPRENTICE TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3
Brinscall St John's Church Of England/methodist Primary School
Chorley (PR6 8PT)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 23 June 2025)
Posted on 4 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you ready to kickstart a rewarding career in education and make a lasting impact on young minds? Step into a nurturing primary school environment where you'll be surrounded by a passionate and dedicated team eager to support your growth.
- Wage
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£11,778 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
30 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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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 may include, supporting learning activities, assisting in the development of skills that support pupils' learning
- supporting children with additional needs
- The apprentice will assist in pupil supervision and pupil progress and development
Where you'll work
Harbour Lane
Brinscall
Chorley
PR6 8PT
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
You will join a good primary school where training and professional development is highly valued. You will be supported to gain your Level 3 qualification which is the stepping stone for a future career. You will learn above and beyond in our nurturing, forward thinking school. This experience will make you stand out from the rest. We are committed to supporting each other and live out our Christian values in practice.
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
About this company
Our school is located in a beautiful rural setting. We have approximately 200 children on role, organised into 7 spacious classes. Our overall aim is to provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment in which our children can learn and experience a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum. It is a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. This website aims to give you a taster of our school, as well as providing up to date information for parents, pupils and the wider community.
After this apprenticeship
- There is no guarantee of a role at the end of this apprenticeship, but support will be given
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE
01254 830700
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324364.
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Closes in 16 days (Monday 23 June 2025)
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