Apprentice Teaching Assistant -Yarm Primary Academy , TS15 9HF
Manchester Road Primary Academy
Yarm (TS15 9HF)
Closes on Friday 8 August 2025
Posted on 16 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Yarm Primary Academy are looking for an apprentice to achieve the Teaching assistant level 3 - duties include supporting school staff in setting up classroom activities, working with children with special needs, overseeing larger groups during lessons and break times and supporting school staff with all aspects of the school day.
- 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
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours/Days to be confirmed. 32.5 weeks per year (term time plus 5 training days).
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 4 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 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 report to the teacher the progress of individual children.
- To be aware of the individual learning needs of children, and to deliver a program of work.
- To prepare resources and tasks.
- To keep accurate records of assessments of the children.
- To be involved in delivering exciting and stimulating learning experiences.
- Monitor and evaluate pupil’s response to learning activities through observations and feedback.
Where you'll work
ELT- Yarm Primary Academy
Spitalfields
Yarm
TS15 9HF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.
- Functional Skills-English, maths and ICT if required.
- ERR - Employment Rights and Responsibilities.
- PLTS - Personal Learning and Thinking Skills.
- Alongside the Apprenticeship qualification for the Teaching Assistant you will gain valuable work experience within the setting to enable knowledge, skills and behaviours to develop.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C or 4 +)
- Maths (grade C or 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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this company
At Yarm Primary we believe in maximising the potential of all members of our learning community. Therefore, as a school, we develop collaborative working and provide a creative nurturing learning environment where quality first teaching empowers pupils to be life-long learners.
After this apprenticeship
- For the successful candidate there is the opportunity to continue progression in employment upon completion of the Apprenticeship and qualification
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Sally Baldwin
sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com
01709886839
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326189.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 8 August 2025
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