Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
Birmingham (B15 2HU)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 June 2025
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a vibrant school while working towards a nationally recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£15,561 a year
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Wage rises to National Minimum Wage after 12 months if over 19 years old.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - Term time only
8:00am - 4:00pm
(35 hours/week)
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 5 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you'll play a key role in supporting pupils and teachers in the classroom and through the delivery of interventions. You’ll develop the skills and confidence to help children thrive in their learning and personal development. This is a fantastic stepping stone into a career in education.
- Supporting pupils during lessons and activities
- Delivering key interventions within a key phase
- Assisting teachers with the delivery of classroom materials
- Providing 1:1 or group support to pupils who need extra help
- Developing classroom management and behaviour strategies
- Helping to plan sessions with clear learning objectives
- Promoting a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment
- Attending professional development sessions to enable you to grow and develop as a Teaching Assistant
Where you'll work
Woodview Drive
Birmingham
B15 2HU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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
- 20% off the job training
- Tutor support via online platform 'BUD'
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and 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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this company
We are a welcoming and inclusive primary school committed to providing a rich educational experience for every child. As part of the Oasis Community Learning trust, we focus on character development, deep learning, and building strong, healthy communities. Our ethos is built on inclusion, equality, hope, and perseverance—values we live out daily as we support every pupil to grow, succeed, and flourish.
After this apprenticeship
Permanant role considered on completion of the apprenticeship.
Level 5 Teaching Assistant course available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
louise.mcmeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324969.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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