Apprentice Teaching Assistant, working with students aged 16- 24 years on a Study Programme.
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NEWBURY (RG14 5DD)
Closes on Friday 1 August 2025
Posted on 26 June 2025
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Summary
WBTC are a training provider, as well as offering apprenticeships we run a Study Programme for Students aged 16 - 24, who are looking for support in progressing to their next steps. As an apprentice Teaching Assistant, you would support the small classes covering a varied curriculum including Functional Skills maths and English and Work Skills.
- Wage
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£8,440.90 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Weekly hours will be 21.5, between the hours of 9.00am - 4.00pm, to be discussed at interview.
21 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
- To support tutors with classroom delivery as required, engaging with learners who need support in a classroom setting or 121
- Reinforce lessons presented by the classroom teacher by reviewing material with students individually or in groups
- Provide additional learning support to learners where identified
- Develop learning programmes for individual needs and adapt appropriate materials accordingly
- Deliver customised learning activities to learners either individually or in groups
- Monitor and support the social and emotional needs of learners appropriately
- Assist with the development of lesson plans and learning materials to meet curriculum requirements and individual learner needs
- Manage allocated learners and complete all necessary paperwork including tracking progress made and feeding this into the overall monitoring system
- Liaise with relevant Colleagues to ensure all are kept informed of learner progress
- Contribute to the development of the programme curriculum where applicable to ensure it satisfies the needs of individual learners and meets the programme requirements
- Help tutors prepare for lessons by getting materials ready, setting up equipment and arranging the classroom environment
- Assist the tutor in directly observing and recording behaviour
- Help maintain order in the classroom by ensuring students adhere to the behaviour code of conduct
- Maintain the learning environment in an organised and orderly manner to ensure an optimal learning experience
- Create displays of the learners’ work and other classroom displays
- Assist with other programmes as directed by the Executive Leadership Team
Where you'll work
CONSORTIUM HOUSE
7 CHEAP STREET
NEWBURY
RG14 5DD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
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
The Apprentice will work towards the Level 3 Teaching Assistant Standard. This will be one day a month group remote training that is tutor led, and a 1-1 monthly training review.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4 or C)
- maths (grade 4 or C)
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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Confidentiality
- Professional
Other requirements
Please note, WBTC are a training provider and not a school - therefore this is NOT a suitable role for someone who is looking for school hours, term time only. We work over the school holidays, unless you have booked leave.
About this company
Since 1983 West Berkshire Training Consortium has been providing high-quality apprenticeships and training to organisations and people across West Berkshire and beyond. We have trained over 15,000 apprentices in a wide range of occupations including Business, warehousing and Engineering. Learners and employers benefit from our personable, tailored approach and one-to-one support, resulting in high achievement and progression rates.
After this apprenticeship
WBTC encourage on-going training and development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
Rachel Eaves
rachel@wbtc-uk.com
07922 426414
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328314.
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Closes on Friday 1 August 2025
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