Teaching Assistant Apprentice
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Stockport (SK3 0UP)
Closes in 2 days (Thursday 9 October 2025)
Posted on 3 October 2025
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Summary
We are currently seeking a hardworking and diligent young professional interested in starting their career in an educational setting. This is a great role for someone who is keen to work in a school environment or as experience with a view to progressing to Teacher Training.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
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£7.55 - £12.41 per hour dependent on age.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm Term time only
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Supervise and / or lead the activities of individuals or groups of pupils within the classroom
- Maintain pupil motivation and interest in the classroom
- Differentiate work so all pupils are able to access the curriculum
- Liaise with teaching staff to gain an overview of the coming lessons
- Be familiar with the longer-term plans in the subject area in which support is given
- Write and review Access plans ensuring all information is current and meaningful
- Have a working knowledge of Access Plans and implement appropriate strategies to support pupils
- Establish a constructive relationship with pupils and interact with them in a professional and appropriate manner
Where you'll work
Stockport Academy
Heathbank Road
Stockport
SK3 0UP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNITED CHURCH SCHOOLS TRUST
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, delivered by United Learning Apprenticeships. The apprentice will complete training on the job from Stockport Academy, including remote CPD sessions (a minimum of 6.5 hours per week during normal working hours) and two national face to face conferences.
More training information
The Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship is designed for teaching assistants looking to upskill and strengthen their impact in the classroom.
Apprentices create effective learning environments, support pupils with a diverse range of needs, and learn strategies and techniques to support child development.
The course helps prepare staff for further career development and progression and provides a solid foundation for training to teach in the future.
Stockport Academy is a 11-16 school, part of the United Learning Trust.
United Learning is one of the largest education trusts across the UK, supporting over 40,000 children in their schools. Due to the size of the organization and support within the school, there is a great opportunity for you to develop with the school, within your area of specialism.
You will not be eligible for this programme if you already hold a Level 3 or higher qualification in a similar subject area.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Stockport Academy believes in creating opportunity to succeed - providing an outstanding education for its students through a relentless pursuit of academic excellence. Students are also supported in identifying and developing character, in their lessons, around school, in after-school activity and in their lives within their local community. The atmosphere of the school is one of happiness and fulfilment with the whole school community thriving on high expectations linking to character education in all areas across the school. In our most recent Ofsted report (2023), inspectors noted that our pupils are ‘encouraged to be good role models’, ‘behave well’ and ‘enjoy being part of the school community’ – reflective of our school values of Aspiration, Respect and Community. Our school is sponsored by United Learning – a group of schools which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country. As a United Learning academy, we seek to improve the life chances of all the children and young people we serve and make it our mission to bring out ‘the best in everyone’ – students, staff, parents and the wider community. Uniquely, United Learning includes significant numbers of schools in both the public and the private sectors, working together for mutual benefit.
After this apprenticeship
Teaching Assistant progression to specialisms including EAL, Speech and Language, Lead Teaching Assistant, Assistant SENDCO.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNITED CHURCH SCHOOLS TRUST
Carol Vaughan
0161 286 0330
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344356.
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Closes in 2 days (Thursday 9 October 2025)
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