Apprentice Teaching Assistant - Catcott Primary School
Somerset County Council
Bridgwater (TA7 9HD)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 June 2025
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Summary
You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and supportive staff who are committed to ensuring all children receive an inclusive education. Working under the supervision of the class teacher and alongside the wider team. This may include supporting children 1:1, leading interventions, supporting with assessments, and supporting with planning.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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As this is a term time only position, the salary will be paid pro rata.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 3.45pm. Term time only.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
With the support and supervision of the class team you will:
- Deliver learning support individually and in groups through a range of tasks, for example, supporting literacy and numeracy tasks, clarifying and explaining instructions and Focusing support in areas needing improvement, both academic and social
- Supporting pupils to use ICT and other equipment to enhance learning
- Motivating and encouraging pupils to concentrate and to fulfil tasks
- Undertake learning activities with pupils of varying abilities to ensure differentiation and access to the curriculum
- Promote and reinforce pupils’ self-esteem, appropriate behaviour and levels of effort
- Assist teaching staff in by preparing resources and maintaining a safe and suitable learning environment
- Provide care and supervision of pupils within the classroom, within the school and, where appropriate, outside the school (school trips)
- Work with pupils, either individually or in groups, who have some special educational needs, including dysregulated behaviour
Where you'll work
Catcott Primary School
Manor Road
Catcott
Bridgwater
TA7 9HD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
RICHARD HUISH TRUST
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 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional skills in maths & English (Level 2) (if required)
- Will attend a taught college session once a fortnight
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Literacy skills
- Good time management
- Observe and monitor progress
- Maintain records
- Hard working
- Friendly and caring nature
- Keen to work with children
- Dedicated to Apprenticeship
- Keep on top of college work
- Punctuality
About this company
Catcott Primary School is a hidden gem, nestled at the foot of the Polden Hills and serving all villages in the local area. We have a stunning environment, with access to Forest School, Opal play and lots of opportunities to learn from nature. Our curriculum is broad and balanced, we plan all learning to build on prior knowledge and encourage our children to use their thinking skills, resilience and independence to help them grow.
After this apprenticeship
Fully qualified and will be able to apply for a permanent role if available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RICHARD HUISH TRUST
The Apprenticeship Team
apprenticeship@richuish.ac.uk
01823 424603
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325059.
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Closes in 17 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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