Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Westwood College
England And Wales (ST13 8NP)
Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 29 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 July 2025
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Summary
We are seeking an individual to join our team of Teaching Assistants at Westwood College and support our engaging, caring students. You will be working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Qualification.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 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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37 hours of a 37 hour contract, 45.28 pay weeks: term time plus six Inset days. Days and times to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 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
Duties will include:
- Assisting pupils in the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Assisting pupils to make progress across all subject areas
- Working with pupils on an individual or group basis as required by the class teacher
- Assist in offsite visits
- Aid pupils with special needs to access all subjects of the national curriculum and encourage their independence as learners
- Ensure pupils understand instructions
- Motivate and encourage pupils to behave well in and around school
- Acquaint themselves with the support materials in and around the school for individual pupil or group use
- Assist the teacher in developing a supportive and trusting relationship with other adults and children
- Promote and reinforce pupil self-esteem through praise and encouragement
- Be sensitive to the general welfare and care of all pupils within the school, drawing areas of concern to the attention of the class teacher
- Support children at lunchtime
- Pre-school, breaktime and lunchtime duties to be worked within a working hour pattern as directed
Where you'll work
Westwood College Westwood Park Drive
Leek
England And Wales
ST13 8NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
This is done in the workplace, no day release to Macclesfield College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C+)
- Maths (grade 4/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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patient
- Caring
- Polite
About this company
The school has a rich heritage and a good reputation locally and beyond. The main building was built originally as a private residence, but has been the heart of a successful school since 1921. Having been through several transitions, not least the addition of New Hall in 1963, Westwood became a 14-18 comprehensive High School in 1980 and remains so today. Admitting students into Year 9, Westwood College maintains a Pupil admission number of 200 and is regularly over subscribed. Based in two main buildings affectionately known as Old Hall and New Hall with seven mobile classrooms and a separate up to date English block the school has accommodation for up to 900 students.
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Company benefits
We offer: an established team of teaching assistants to work with, a dynamic and passionate SENCO, automatic enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme with employers' contributions of 24.2%, free on-site parking and staff room facilities.
After this apprenticeship
There may be a full-time position available upon successfully completing this apprenticeship role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
Maxim Business Training
apprenticeshiprecruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk
01625410022
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331674.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 29 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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