APPRENTICE TEACHING ASSISTANT

ST ANNE'S COPP CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, GREAT ECCLESTON

Preston (PR3 0ZN)

Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025)

Posted on 2 July 2025

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Summary

We are seeking a motivated, caring, and enthusiastic Apprentice Early Years Practitioner to join our vibrant, Reception/pre-school team within a warm and welcoming primary school environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about working with young children to gain hands-on experience.

Wage

£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
32.5 hours per week, term time only, exact working days and hours TBC

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

Duties may include:

  • Supporting learning activities
  • Assist in the development of skills that support pupils' learning and supporting children with additional needs
  • Assist in pupil supervision and pupil progress and development

Where you'll work

Copp Lane
Great Eccleston
Preston
PR3 0ZN

Training

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

College or training organisation

NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

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

Teaching Assistant Level 3.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 4 or better)
  • Maths (grade Grade 4 or better)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Administrative skills

About this company

In building solid foundations for every unique individual and putting God’s love at the centre of all we do, our children learn to embrace our diverse world. We encourage our children to learn universally in order to understand our heritage and roots as a village, town, region and nation.

After this apprenticeship

There is no guarantee of a role at the end of this apprenticeship, but support will be given.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329202.

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Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 15 July 2025)

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