Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Kings' Forest Primary School
Not recorded (BS15 4PQ)
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 August 2025
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Summary
The work involves supporting children individually, in groups or as a whole class in schools and nurseries. As a TA you'll engage with pupils across a range of abilities and undertake duties that support the teacher, such as preparing the classroom.
- Wage
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£14,566.15 a year
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Salary Info: £14,566.15 FTE per annum Actual Salary based on weeks worked and hours: £10,148.53 p.a. Fixed term until 28/02/27
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, with a day release to attend college. Exact working hours to be agreed between the apprentice and their manager.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 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
The duties will depend on your experience and training. Generally, you'll need to:
- Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups
- Make sure that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
- Support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
- Support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour
- Listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
- Guide and monitor pupil progress
- Help with the planning of some lessons
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' progress
- Carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
- Look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset
- Create art displays of pupils' artwork
- Provide support outside of your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips
- Help with extracurricular activity such as breakfast and after-school clubs, homework club, revision sessions or lunchtime duties
- Supervise other support staff
- Coordinate specific areas of teaching support once you have the right level of experience
Where you'll work
Station Road
Kingswood
Bristol
Not recorded
BS15 4PQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD 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
The apprentice will attend the Filton Campus of SGS College, one day a week, during term time to complete their learning.
More training information
Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard SGS College will support apprentices in building their portfolio to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard.
On programme learning will be followed by the final End Point Assessment, which includes a practical observation with question and answer, portfolio of evidence submission and a Profession Discussion.
Full time apprentices will spend typically 18 months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training.
Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated tutor who will support them in completing their Portfolio and preparing for the End Point Assessment.
The Employer, Training Provider (tutor) and the learner will decide when the learner is ready to enter the Apprenticeship Gateway.
The tutor will help prepare the learner to ensure they are confident to complete all components. The tutor will schedule regular 1:1s and complete progress reviews with the apprentice and their Line Manager/Employer at 8 – 12-week intervals.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and above)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS). https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role
About this employer
Kings' Forest Primary School in Bristol is a vibrant and successful primary school located in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire. It serves children aged 3 to 11 and is known for its high expectations and supportive environment where every child is encouraged to excel academically, personally, and socially . The school emphasises creative and engaging teaching, strong parental involvement, and a positive learning culture that fosters respect and enthusiasm among pupils. The school is part of The Leaf Trust, a multi-academy trust established in July 2023. The Trust is headquartered at Kings' Forest Primary School and includes 14 academies
After this apprenticeship
As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the Educational sector including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Assistant Teacher and Teacher.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Kings' Forest Primary School
Lisa Walker
Lisa.Walker@foresthillpartnership.org
01454866466
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336027.
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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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