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Summary

As a Whole School Assistant, you will be supporting teachers and pupils with various activities and administrative tasks that facilitate the effective running of the school to the benefit of all stakeholders, ensuring that our children are safe and well.

Wage

£19,293 a year

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Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 08:30 to 16:30 37 hours a week.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

The Whole School Assistant will be responsible for the following areas:

Classroom support for teachers

Preparing and maintaining teaching materials, resources and equipment.
Storing and retrieving this equipment as required.
Counting pupil work and assisting with displays.
Undertaking routine clerical duties eg completion of records and reproduction of letters, photocopying and producing class lists.
Setting up and maintaining equipment and software.

Pupil Support

Supervising and assisting with cloakroom duties.
Assisting pupils with personal care and hygiene, including toileting.
Accompanying unwell pupils to their homes or to the hospital.
Attending to unwell and injured pupils as necessary.
Receiving and caring for pupils arriving before school and caring for pupils left under the supervision and guidance of a teacher
Assisting with the supervision of individuals or groups of pupils under the supervision and guidance of a teacher during lessons, break periods, in the dining room and on school outings.

School support

Ordering, receiving, cataloguing, issuing, and maintaining equipment and materials.
Assist with the collection and balance of school monies as appropriate.
Investigating pupil absence.
Data input of pupil records into computerised systems.
Collating pupil reports.
Producing analyses of attendance figures.
Producing analyses of test results.
Administration related to work experience.
Administration of statutory tests or school assessments.
Administration support for the cover of absent teachers.
Taking notes of meetings as required.
Contribute to the protection of children from abuse (in accordance with the Sheffield LEA Child Protection Procedure).
Contribute to the health and safety of pupils and other staff in accordance with health and safety regulations and school policy.
Any other duties that are appropriate to the role.

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

479 Langsett Road, Sheffield, S6 2LN
Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3DQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

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

At least 20% of your working hours per week (equivalent to 1 full day) will be spent training or studying.

More training information

TBC - likely to be a mixture of offsite and online training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 6 minimum)
Maths (grade 6 minimum)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Health & Social Care (grade 6 minimum)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

We are a large and growing Catholic Multi Academy Trust comprising of 13 Schools (Primary and Secondary) within Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

After this apprenticeship

The succesful applicant will be well positioned to become a qualified level 3 Teaching Assistant with exposure of supporting within all ages at Primary School Level.

Other career paths could include SEND TA, Learning Mentor or School Administrative Assistant.

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