Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Westfield Primary School
Radstock (BA3 3XX)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 14 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 July 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking to recruit an apprentice to join our welcoming team. You will work with and be guided by experienced members of our school and develop your skills and understanding of working with young children.
- Wage
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£11,778 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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Shifts to be between the hours of 8.30am - 3.00pm. Term Time only. Days to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Develop, maintain and apply knowledge and understanding of pupils’ general and specific learning needs.
To ensure that support is given to them at an appropriate level, learning support is delivered individually and in groups through a range of tasks, mainly:
- Supporting and directing literacy and numeracy tasks, clarifying and explaining instructions
- Focus support in areas needing improvement, both academic and social
- Work with and support pupils to ensure they are able to use ICT and other specialist equipment to enhance their learning
- Motivate and encourage pupils to concentrate on and fulfil the tasks set
- Undertake learning activities with pupils of varying abilities to ensure differentiation and access to the curriculum
- Seek to ensure the promotion and reinforcement of pupils’ self-esteem, appropriate levels of effort and behaviour and to guide pupils to become independent learners
- Contribute to the assessment of pupils’ learning, in particular with regard to Literacy, Numeracy, Science and ICT skills
- Contribute to the implementation of the National and/or Foundation Curriculum and specific individual pupil targets
- Assist teaching staff in the development of learning strategies, with the provision of teaching and learning resources and in the preparation and maintenance of a safe, secure and suitable learning environment
- Assist in the development, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of work
- To upkeep data files, catalogue resources, maintain inventories, photocopy and use I.T. systems for administration and educational purposes
- Contribute to and assist in the development and monitoring of systems for review and recording of pupils’ progress
- Assist in the preparation for educational visits, and where appropriate accompany students
- Attend and contribute to school staff meetings and in-service training events, within contracted hours or outside normal hours by agreement
- To provide care and supervision of pupils within the classroom, within the school and outside of the school
- Supervise pupils using cloakrooms, showers and toilet facilities
- Supervise pupils in playgrounds and when entering and leaving using school transport
- Assist in the supervision of Standard Assessment Tasks and tests/assessments as directed
- Escort pupils to parental transport as necessary
- Assist pupils eating, in a controlled environment
- To assume sole supervision of whole classes for short periods in the absence of the teacher, but only when it is essential for the teacher to leave a class, such as in emergency-type situations.
- This would not be expected in the case of inexperienced TA’s
- Under the direction of teaching staff and, where appropriate, to assist in the development of Individual Education Plans for pupils with special educational needs
- To undertake a key worker role when required
- To work with pupil groups, using a range of strategies to gain acceptance and inclusion of pupils with special educational needs
This role may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Where you'll work
Longfellow Road
Westfield
Radstock
BA3 3XX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
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:
- This is a workbased apprenticeship that includes time away from working for specialist training
- You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills
- Training plan to be finalised
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C - 9/A*)
- Maths (grade 4/C - 9/A*)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.
About this employer
At Westfield you will find a friendly, caring and purposeful environment where relationships are built on mutual respect and where all families from the local and wider community are welcomed. Our school motto is “Learning for Life” as we all believe that instilling a love of learning and developing different learning skills is vital in preparing children for their future lives. We want our children to leave Westfield as confident and highly motivated independent learners who are caring and positive citizens.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship there maybe an opportunity to further employment within the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
The apprenticeship team
apprenticeships@wiltshire.ac.uk
01249 465282
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334523.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 14 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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