Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

PERRY HALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD

Wolverhampton (WV10 8NZ)

Closes on Friday 29 August 2025

Posted on 17 July 2025

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join our school. The role will support class learning either in groups or with individual learners ensuring that learners understand their work and their learning objectives. Support will be provided to learners with different abilities and starting points with some learners potentially having special educational needs.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Working hours to be confirmed upon appointment. 35 hours - Term time only.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Where you'll work

Berrybrook Business Suite
Berrybrook Primary
Greenacres Avenue
Wolverhampton
WV10 8NZ

Training

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

Training provider

WALSALL COLLEGE

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

  • Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Monthly 1-1 session with assessor
  • Weekly off the job training
  • Functional skills if required

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

About this employer

Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust is a primary school only Trust with continued growth since its establishment in 2013. We are currently 10 academies across multiple local authorities including Worcestershire, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire.

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After this apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WALSALL COLLEGE

Eleana Ewins

eewins@walsallcollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328766.

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Closes on Friday 29 August 2025

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