Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Mereside C of E primary Academy
Shrewsbury (SY2 6LE)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025)
Posted on 1 July 2025
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Summary
Are you ready to make a difference in children’s lives? Ready to take your first step into a rewarding career in education? Mereside C of E Academy is excited to offer an opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our friendly and supportive team!
- Wage
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£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Please bear in mind that this salary is pro rata due to the role being a term time only position.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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8.30am - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday (with 30 mins lunch).
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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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
About the Role:
As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience working in a vibrant primary school while studying towards your Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification. Under the guidance of experienced staff, you'll support classroom activities, help pupils develop their learning and social skills, and contribute to the smooth running of the school day.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting the class teacher with day-to-day classroom activities
Working one-to-one and in small groups with pupils - Helping to set up and tidy away resources and learning materials
- Assisting with planning and delivering engaging lessons
- Promoting positive behaviour and a safe, inclusive learning environment
- Providing feedback and encouragement to pupils to help them reach their potential
What We’re Looking For:
- A genuine interest in working with children and helping them learn
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Reliable, enthusiastic, and eager to learn
- GCSEs in English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above) desirable, or willingness to work towards them
- Commitment to completing the apprenticeship training alongside your role
What We Offer:
- Supportive and experienced staff to mentor and guide you
- A warm and welcoming school environment
- On-the-job training alongside your formal apprenticeship learning
- Opportunities to progress in the field of education
- A meaningful role that contributes to the life chances of primary aged children
Where you'll work
SPRINGFIELD
Shrewsbury
SY2 6LE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
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
You will attend the London Rd Campus one day in every three weeks for taught input with online support sessions weekly and regular progress reveiws.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and English (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
Mereside is a 2 form entry primary school in Shrewsbury. We can admit up to 420 children and have a wide range of children within our setting.
After this apprenticeship
Hopefully, this will lead to a full time, permanent role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
Jules Rhodes
julesr@shrewsbury.ac.uk
01743653460
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329144.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025)
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