Apprentice Teaching Assistant
The William Alvey Church of England School
SLEAFORD (NG34 7EA)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 June 2025
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Summary
Join William Alvey Church of England School as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. This role involves supporting pupils across a range of abilities and undertaking duties that support the teacher, such as preparing the classroom and delivering tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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The pay is £7.55 per hour and the annual amount shown is pro rata since this is a term-time only contract.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm during term time.
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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3
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
- Support pupils in their individual learning and development
- Help pupils develop their literacy and numeracy skills
- Assist the classroom teacher in the planning and assessment of learning activities
- Assist in the reporting and recording of pupil performance
Where you'll work
EASTGATE
SLEAFORD
NG34 7EA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
GRANTHAM COLLEGE
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
Training will take place one day per week at Grantham College, Stonebridge Road, Grantham, NG31 9AP.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade C / 4 or above)
- Maths (grade Grade C / 4 or above)
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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Caring
- Reliable
Other requirements
Indoor and outdoor working. No parking onsite.
About this company
We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. We believe all pupils are individually unique and that every child in our care should fulfil their potential in all aspects of their person hood: physically, academically, socially, morally and spiritually. Our aim is that all may flourish and have an abundant life. At William Alvey we feel we have a duty to try to remove any factor that might represent a hindrance to a child’s fulfilment. We want all pupils to willingly engage in learning in a safe and welcoming environment.
After this apprenticeship
This is a genuine career opportunity for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GRANTHAM COLLEGE
Lesley Browning
admin@william-alvey.lincs.sch.uk
01529 302772
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325343.
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Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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