Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Elements Primary School
Middleton Leeds (LS10 4WR)
Closes in 23 days (Sunday 6 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 June 2025
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Summary
To work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 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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Working Days: Monday to Friday.
Term time only – plus 5 days.
Start and end times:
8am to 4.00pm Mon-Thurs.
8am to 3.30pm Fri.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
- To work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher.
- To support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
- Provide general support to staff and pupils, including preparation and routine maintenance of resources/equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support for Pupils
- Attend to the pupils’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
- To supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning.
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
- Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate.
- Support pupils in accessing learning activities as directed by the teacher.
Support for the Teacher
- Prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils' work.
- Be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed.
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested and other basic record keeping.
- Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate.
- Gather/report information from/to parents/carers as directed.
- Provide clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting/recording money etc.
- Ensure the maintenance of a clean and orderly working environment.
- Timely and accurate preparation of routine equipment/resources/materials as set out in the instructions.
- Assist the teacher with learning activities, ensuring health and safety and the good behaviour of pupils.
Support for the Curriculum
- Support pupils to understand instructions.
- Support pupils in respect of aspects of learning with the curriculum.
- Support pupils in using basic ICT as directed.
- Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use.
- Monitor and arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies.
- Operation of everyday equipment in accordance with instructions.
- Maintenance of everyday equipment, check for quality/safety.
- Undertake simple repairs and report other damages.
Where you'll work
Elements Primary School
Acre Mount
Middleton Leeds
LS10 4WR
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)
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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
Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard:
- The Level 3 Apprenticeship is delivered in partnership with the workplace; you will be expected to attend college 1 day a month, where you will gain knowledge and understanding of working within the early years sector.
- You will develop skills on the job where you will be supported by a workplace mentor.
- An Assessor from Leeds City College will visit you on a regular basis to support your learning journey.
The Apprenticeship framework comprises of:
Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.
End point assessment:
- Observation with questions.
- Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 9-4 / A*-C or equivalent)
- Maths (grade Grade 9-4 / A*-C or equivalent)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- A positive approach
- Commitment to all CPD offered
- Flexible and adaptable
- Conscientious
- Confident
- Able to remain calm
- Knowledge of interventions
- Working with children
Other requirements
There is a requirement to submit to an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau background check. Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage (ANMW): The National Minimum Wage for Apprentices is £7.55 per hour. This is the legal minimum pay per hour applying to under 19-year-olds and 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship. For apprentices 19 or over who have completed their first year and are continuing their apprenticeship, the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies.
About this company
Elements Primary School brings: A love of learning that is built around emotional, intellectual, cultural and physical self-awareness. Inspirational learning opportunities using modern technologies Extended days and enrichment activities that include family learning Community engagement beyond the school day. Experiential learning and enrichment activities that include family learning. The ongoing celebration of children and their learning that is built into the curriculum and into the fabric of the school. We are a Google School and many of our teachers are certified Google Educators. We pride ourselves in our commitment to providing the very best education, while making the most of the fantastic range of technology we have available to us. To find out more about how we use technology in school, visit our Technologies for Learning page.
After this apprenticeship
- Possible progression in the school setting position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Leeds City College - Apprenticeship Team
apprenticeships@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325234.
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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 6 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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