Apprentice Level 3 Teaching Assistant
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
County Durham (DH9 9BB)
Closes in 18 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 September 2025
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Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School. The successful applicant will complete a Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship with guidance from St Patricks and Access Training.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 a year
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Aged 16 - 17 £14526.20 pro rata (£10,894.65) Aged 18+ £17,066.81 pro rata (£12,799.50)
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Term Time Only + 5 Days (39 Weeks Per Year).
37 Hours per Week.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 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
- Support pupils in their learning under the guidance of the class teacher.
- Assist in the preparation of classroom materials and resources.
- Help maintain a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment.
- Work with small groups or individual pupils to reinforce learning.
- Support children with additional needs, promoting independence and confidence.
- Supervise pupils during break times, lunchtimes, and school activities.
- Contribute to the assessment and recording of pupil progress.
- Attend training sessions and complete coursework as part of the apprenticeship programme.
- Build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and parents.
- Uphold the school’s values and contribute to the wider school community.
Where you'll work
St Patrick's Primary School
North Road
Dipton
County Durham
DH9 9BB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACCESS TRAINING 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
On-the-job training alongside experienced teachers and support staff, focusing on classroom management, safeguarding, and supporting pupils with diverse needs.
Formal study towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, including modules on child development, learning strategies, and inclusive education practices.
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
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Basic literacy and numeracy
- Patience and empathy
Other requirements
This is a classroom based role working within a primary school.
About this employer
The school is for children between the ages of four and eleven years. We are proud of the rich heritage of our school building and the history of education it has provided for many pupils. As a catholic school, we warmly welcome children of the catholic faith as well as those following other faith traditions. Part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, we are partnership of schools who challenge and support each other to set the highest expectations for our staff and our pupils. We relish this approach. We welcome all children – no matter what their individual needs – and strive to include them with additional support in all areas of the curriculum. We aim for every child to make progress whatever their starting point or background. Our school mission statement is: We follow in Christ’s footsteps. At St Patrick’s, we aim to foster a caring and creative environment where each child can reach their full potential, spiritually, socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically, that each child may lead a healthy, productive and meaningful life.
After this apprenticeship
This position offers the opportunity for long-term permanent employment for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341807.
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Closes in 18 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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