Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - St Michael's CofE Academy - Children & Family Centre
St Michael's Church of England Academy
Warwickshire (CV12 9DA)
Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 August 2025
Contents
Summary
To support pupils with additional needs across a range of year groups to be successful with their learning and behaviour, consistently implementing and developing inclusive strategies so these pupils can be successful.
- Wage
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£12,170.60 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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Monday to Friday, 8.40am to 3.25pm, 31.25 hours per week, Term-time only.
31 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Curriculum Support:
- Contribute to planning, delivery, and evaluation of lessons and learning activities
- Support teaching by adapting activities to pupil needs and responses
- Assist in delivering teaching programmes and agreed learning activities
- Promote and support pupil use of ICT to enhance learning and independence
Pupil Support:
- Provide tailored support to individuals or groups, helping them stay focused, motivated, and engaged
- Promote inclusion, communication, self-esteem, and independence among pupils
- Support pupils with personal, social, and emotional development needs
- Assist in developing and implementing IEPs and behaviour support plans
- Monitor behaviour, encourage positive interactions, and report concerns
- Supervise and support children during lunchtime and on school trips
- Provide care and assistance with personal and physical needs where necessary
Support to the Teacher:
- Assist in lesson preparation, delivery, and classroom organisation.
- Observe and record pupil progress to support assessment and feedback.
- Help implement behaviour strategies and manage classroom behaviour
- Prepare teaching materials and resources, ensuring an organised learning environment
- Carry out administrative tasks such as producing worksheets and managing coursework
Communication and Liaison:
- Liaise with parents/carers, specialist teachers, and other professionals
- Provide translation services for parents/carers and external agencies when required
- Make telephone contact with families and help translate written communications
Additional Duties:
- Provide occasional whole-class support, e.g. during story time.
- Demonstrate tasks or guide new staff, work experience students, or trainees
- Handle small amounts of cash or process basic financial documents when necessary
Where you'll work
Hazel Grove
Bedworth
Warwickshire
CV12 9DA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
- You will work towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification across a total duration of 16 months!
- Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/
- All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
- An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship!
More training information
During this teaching assistant apprenticeship you will promote self-belief, social inclusion and high self-esteem which will play an integral part to pupils’ wellbeing. You will become an essential part in the learning environment for the classroom teacher and pupils. Working to ensure pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing and safe environment. It is an active role supporting the learner to access the curriculum and expand their knowledge. TAs play a crucial role in supporting teachers and pupils. Your work can have a significant impact on the children's learning experiences, helping them to succeed academically and personally.
- Milestone 1. Keeping children safe in Education – (KCSIE Policy, child protection, safeguarding awareness, serious case reviews, health, safety and wellbeing legislation)
- Milestone 2. Professional Standards and Personal Accountability – (Relationships and Role Modelling, CPD and Personal development)
- Milestone 3. Child Development and Behaviours – (Child Development Practitioners, stages of development, Behaviour Management)
- Milestone 4. Curriculum and Technology – (School ICT Systems, using technology, National Curriculum key Stages)
- Milestone 5. Learning and Assessment Strategies – (Assessment procedures, feedback techniques, SEND Strategies and partnership working)
- Milestone 6. Prep for End Point Assessment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
(Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team to discuss your application further. Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.
About this employer
The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust is on an aspirational journey to achieve educational excellence for all. The Trust seeks to build a better future for all within our academies who in turn will positively impact their communities. People within the Trust work as part of the broader Trust family, benefitting from peer support and wide opportunities for personal development.
After this apprenticeship
Future opportunities for progression.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336153.
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Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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