Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Northcott School
Hull (HU7 4EL)
Closes in 20 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 September 2025
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Summary
Northcott School is looking for two dedicated Teaching Assistant Apprentices to join their Lower School team, supporting pupils from early years through to age 11. This role provides the chance to gain hands-on experience while learning from skilled staff, supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs.
- 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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Monday - Friday, between 8:45am - 3:45pm.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 30 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
- Supporting and supervising pupils with special educational needs.
- Helping pupils stay safe and engaged in learning activities.
- Encouraging positive behaviour and supporting children to take responsibility.
- Assisting teachers with lessons, adapting activities and resources for pupils.
- Helping with classroom displays and setting up creative activities.
- Supporting children with reading, writing, and numeracy.
- Encouraging safe play and interaction during break and lunchtime.
- Supporting children with autism and speech/communication needs to play, interact, and learn together.
Where you'll work
Dulverton Close
Bransholme
Hull
HU7 4EL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HULL BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
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
Level 3 Apprenticeship in Teaching Assistant consisting of:
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Teaching Assistant.
- Level 2 Functional Skills in English (if applicable).
- Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths (if applicable).
You will be required to attend a half-day session with HBTC where you will work towards any functional skills (where needed) that you have to take. There will also be an 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
We believe Northcott is not just a building, it is a community. It is a community that welcomes individuality, celebrates success and provides a bespoke learning experience. We believe that our pupils learn best when they are actively involved in their learning; are encouraged to become independent and enabled to grow in confidence. At Northcott we aim to meet all the social and academic needs of our pupils, however complex those needs may be. Our approach to learning is holistic and extends beyond the classroom, providing wrap around care, which teaches life skills and provides the best possible opportunities for our community of pupils to blossom; to grow socially and academically. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of our community.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for you to advance in the workplace or go on to higher education.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HULL BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
Mya Buckingham
mya@hullbusiness.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340939.
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Closes in 20 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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