Level 3 PE Teaching Assistant Apprentice - Markyate Village School and Nursery

Markyate Village School and Nursery

St. Albans (AL3 8PS)

Closes in 31 days (Monday 18 August 2025)

Posted on 17 July 2025

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Summary

Working in a school as a PE Teaching Assistant Apprentice, your role will involve supporting the class teacher during lessons, assisting the teacher in maintaining a purposeful, supportive learning environment and assisting with the delivery of extra-curricular/lunchtime activities. Within this apprenticeship there will be additional training in PE.

Wage

£12,019.70 a year

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Working hours to be confirmed. Wage to be discussed at interview.

30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Duration

1 year 2 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

Cavendish Road
Markyate
St. Albans
AL3 8PS

Training

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

Training provider

SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD

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.

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

We have a dedicated, enthusiastic and committed team of people who make up our staff, our governors and Friends of Markyate School (FOMS), who together ensure our school is a happy, exciting place where everyone is valued and respected. All those in our school community strive to provide an environment where children are actively encouraged to reach their full potential both academically and socially. Our teachers believe that every child matters and they work hard to provide high quality teaching which meets the needs of each pupil. As a result, our children become keen, engaged students who listen and question well and learn in an environment of kindness, responsibility and respect. These values are underpinned in the School's Aims and in the school motto: Together, we Aspire, Strive and Achieve. Parents and carers play a very important part in school life and we value our partnership with them. We all share responsibility for the children’s education and we look forward to working closely together so that all children can learn well. We encourage parents to become involved in the school community, to ensure that, as partners, we can promote high standards in learning, behaviour and attitudes to enable every child to reach his/her full potential. We believe Markyate Village School and Nursery is a school to be proud of; a place where children are inspired to learn and grow to be respectful, responsible and caring individuals. We wish your child a happy and successful time with our school and look forward to working with your family.

https://www.markyate.herts.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD

Adam Baker

vacancies@esfapprenticeships.co.uk

01784 222300

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332265.

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Closes in 31 days (Monday 18 August 2025)

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