Teaching Assistant Apprentice

The James Cambell Primary School

Langley Crescent (RM9 6TD)

Closes in 18 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 July 2025

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Summary

To support children within school to learn. Providing support to the teacher with class activities and preparing resources. Building relationships with staff and children. Monitoring children’s progress and giving feedback to the teacher.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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This is a term time only role located at The James Cambell Primary School

Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Shifts to be confirmed – term time only

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • To enable children to access all areas of learning. Ensure the safety and welfare of the children at all times
  • Provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment
  • Working in groups
  • Working 1:1
  • Supporting with resources
  • Setting up class areas/lesson resources
  • Working between year groups Nursery to year 6
  • Reading support
  • Attending trips
  • Break/lunch cover
  • First aid
  • Feedback to class teacher
  • Supporting in all subject areas
  • Changing books 

Where you'll work

Langley Crescent
RM9 6TD

Training

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

Training provider

BARKING AND DAGENHAM COLLEGE

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

  • Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • You will attend Barking & Dagenham College one day a week for day release

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Passing a DBS check. Children will have varying needs and abilities. You need to be prepared to work across the whole school and support children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

About this employer

To support children within school to learn. Providing support to the teacher with class activities and preparing resources. Building relationships with staff and children. Monitoring children’s progress and giving feedback to the teacher.

After this apprenticeship

  • Great experience, possibility of future employment
  • Personal Development

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BARKING AND DAGENHAM COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333243.

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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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