Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Thorp Primary School
Greater Manchester (OL2 5TY)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 July 2025
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Thorp Primary school as an Apprentice Teaching Assistant. You will work under the guidance of designated teaching/senior staff to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. You will be fully supported by the school and the Oldham College.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, term time only.
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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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
Vacancy description:
- Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- You will work with year 3 students in the first term and year 1 and 2 at lunch time. After the first term you could be working across all year groups.
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils in the classroom by encouraging them to interact with each other and to engage in activities led by the teacher.
- Supervise, assist and support pupils including those with special needs, to access learning activities, through your knowledge of the curriculum and knowledge of how pupils learn.
- The role may include supporting and implementing pupils’ personal programme, including social, health, physical, hygiene, and welfare matters. The pupil may also need assistance to access different area of the school. Following appropriate training and in line with school procedures, to administer basis first aid and/or medication as required.
- Support the effective use of ICT in learning and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans and Behaviour Plans.
- Promote self esteem and independence, and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
- Provide specific feedback in discussion with pupil on their progress and achievement, in line with school policy.
KEY TASKS – Support for teachers
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour. Deal promptly with conflicts and incidents whilst encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour, in line with established school policies.
- Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibilities and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under direction from a teacher.
- Work with the teacher to plan and implement lessons/activities, evaluating and adjusting lesson work/plans according to pupils’ learning styles and individual needs and to meet pre-determined learning objectives.
- Contribute to the setting up and on-going delivery of local and national learning strategies, e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, early years (define those required) effectively utilising all alternative opportunities to support extended development of pupils’ skills.
- Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives. Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required on pupil achievement, progress, and other matters, ensuring availability of appropriate evidence.
- Undertake routine marking of pupils’ work and accurately record achievement/progress using an explicit mark scheme that does not require interpretation. Invigilate tests and examinations as required.
- Be responsible for keeping and updating records in a format agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews/systems of records and systems as necessary.
- Collate pupil reports in liaison with the teacher, inputting data as required.
- Create and maintain an appropriate learning environment in liaison with the teacher.
- Assist with the display of pupils’ work
- Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.
- Provide clerical support for teachers, e.g. photocopying, filing, record keeping, collecting money, checking of deliveries and placing goods in stock and maintain records of stock; administering coursework, production of work sheets for agreed activities.
Where you'll work
Westerdale Drive
Royton
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2 5TY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE OLDHAM 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
You will attend the Oldham College for weekly, off the job training sessions.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4/A*-C)
- Maths (grade 9-4/A*-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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Reliable and punctual
- Hard working
Other requirements
Willingness to undertake training in relevant learning strategies. You will be expected to be flexible with the working hours to ensure ratios are maintained. During the year you will be expected to participate in additional events out of the normal working hours, for example, parent’s evening and open days. There is a degree of lifting and carrying that you will need to be able to carry out. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS. Applications will only be accepted through the National Apprenticeship Website: https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship Please do not contact the employer direct. If your application is successful, you will be contacted by The Oldham College (normally via email) to invite you to attend a pre-interview and initial assessment.
About this company
Thorp Primary School in Royton aims “to serve the community by providing an education of the highest quality.’’ The school opened on the 12th September 1977 and over the years has had many developments making the school what it is today. Our vision ‘Shaping lives for future success.’ underpins all that we do; providing a caring and safe environment in which all our pupils can develop the skills which will enable them to have a positive impact upon the world and achieve future success. We know the importance of a strong education and expect the highest standards from our pupils. In close collaboration with parents and the community, we can enhance their talents and the ability to achieve their aspirations.
After this apprenticeship
Any successful apprenticeship who demonstrates the ability and necessary skills to carry out the role of a L3 TA to a high standard, would be considered for any permanent vacancy that may arise in the school. This would be part of a further recruitment process.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Andrea Kearns
andrea.kearns@oldham.ac.uk
01617854072
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330608.
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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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