Apprentice Teaching Assistant- Harrowgate Primary Academy,TS19 8DE
Elliston Primary Academy
Stockton-on-Tees (TS19 8DE)
Closes in 25 days (Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 September 2025
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Summary
An Apprentice Teaching Assistant is required to join our team to share our educational philosophy on the provision of high-quality, creative learning opportunities with a view to developing the whole child. The successful apprentice will be supporting SEN to provide a safe, happy, and aspirational learning environment.
- Wage
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£13,937.30 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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35.5 hours a week -covering the opening times - 8.15 am - 4.30 pm on Mondays. 8.15 am - 4.00 pm Tuesday and Wednesday, 8.15 am - 3.30 pm Thursday and Friday.
35 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
- As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff
- To support children’s learning and to share in the care and wellbeing of the children throughout the school
- To support the emotional, behavioural and pastoral needs of all pupils, including children with SEN
- To support individual and small groups of children in the curriculum to accelerate their learning
- To carry out specific administrative/ procedural tasks to support the class teacher
- Provide support and assistance for children’s pastoral needs (e.g. dressing, going to the toilet, the changing of nappies or the administration of an Epipen)
- To assist in the maintenance of children’s records
- Work as part of a team and assist the class teacher to ensure quality education for the children
- To promote the development of numeracy, language and speech, including providing additional support to children with special needs or to bilingual learners, by working alongside the class teacher
- Work or play with individuals/small groups of children by planning and carrying out relevant activities that accelerate and raise the level of achievement for all pupils involved in all areas of the curriculum, under the guidance of the class teacher
- Assist the teacher by receiving instructions directly from professional or specialist support staff involved in the children’s education. These may involve social workers, health visitors, language support staff, speech therapists, educational psychologists and physiotherapists
- Report any concerns regarding children’s welfare or education, to the class teacher
- Be aware of suspected or actual cases of child abuse, referring such matters to the appropriate designated person for further action
- Assist with the arrival and departure of children at the beginning and end of school sessions
- Assist with maintaining good discipline throughout the school at all times, following school procedures. When directed escort and supervise pupils on planned visits/journeys
- Assist with the preparation of resources
- Assist and attend with seasonal events e.g. parents evenings, concerts and festivals
- Works in partnership with teachers, within an agreed system of supervision, to deliver learning activities, interventions and when required to whole classes in the absence of the teacher
- Uses own initiative to assess and evaluate pupils’ needs and leads the delivery of learning activities by application of specific skills, knowledge and experience with and of pupils and area of curriculum
- Selects and prepare appropriate resources to lead learning activities
- To be involved in the planning, development and delivery of intervention strategies
- Monitors, evaluates, records and provides reports on pupils’ responses and progress within agreed strategies
- Works in partnership with other adults involved in the education process and liaises with external professionals and parents/carers
- Attends and contributes to meetings with other staff, external professionals and parents regarding pupils
- Contributes to the school improvement plan by taking lead responsibility for specific areas of work or policy development that are appropriate to the TA’s skills, knowledge and experience as identified by the Senior Management Team
- Follows all school policies and procedures
- Contributes to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school
Where you'll work
Piper Knowle Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS19 8DE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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 Teaching Assistant qualification
- Functional Skills - English, maths and ICT if required
- ERR - Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- PLTS - Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
- Alongside the Apprenticeship qualification for the Teaching Assistant, you will gain valuable work experience within the setting to enable knowledge, skills, and behaviours to develop
Requirements
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
Learning is our core mission, and we are dedicated to fostering a culture of challenge and growth within a safe and supportive environment. Here, everyone is encouraged to be helpful, considerate, and respectful of one another. We emphasize making learning connections clear and present challenges that inspire our pupils to develop resilience, independence, and persistence. We want our children to explore ideas, reason, explain, and justify their thinking, equipping them to make informed decisions and embrace lifelong learning. These skills are not only crucial for their education but also contribute to their overall safety and well-being.
After this apprenticeship
- For the successful candidate there may be ongoing employment and further progression available
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Sally Baldwin
sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com
01709886839
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342045.
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Closes in 25 days (Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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