Apprentice Teaching Assistant
CHELTENHAM BOURNSIDE SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
Cheltenham (GL51 3EF)
Closes in 10 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 October 2025
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Summary
You will work as part of the Special Educational Needs Department, supporting the effective operation of the SEND provision on a day-to-day basis in school. Acting as a positive role model, you will embody the school’s values of Purposeful, Proud, Respectful, Curious, Supportive and Ambitious.
- Wage
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£11,974.30 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Actual salary £10,305 taking into account term time only working.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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School hours, Monday to Friday 30.5 hours, term time only (39 weeks).
30 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 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
- Working alongside and under the direction of the classroom teachers to provide support for all learners
- Provide targeted support for those with SEND, vulnerabilities and additional learning needs
- Ensure that all students understand the learning objectives and work they have to complete, supporting them to focus and remain on task with increasing independence
- With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the students they work with
- Share responsibility for ensuring that your own knowledge and understanding are relevant and up to date by reflecting on your own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness.
- Demonstrate a level of subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to the role and apply this effectively in supporting teachers and pupils
You will be assigned classes to support over the two-week timetable of the school. You will have a day release time to complete your apprenticeship work and you will have regular meetings with your school mentor and apprentice coach.
Where you'll work
Warden Hill Road
Cheltenham
GL51 3EF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CIRENCESTER COLLEGE
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
Whilst the majority of the training will be in the workplace, regular attendance will be required at Cirencester College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Salary is paid in twelve equal monthly instalments in arrears on or about the 30th of each month. Cirencester College reserves the right to close this vacancy before the stated deadline once sufficient applications have been received.
About this employer
Choosing where to work, teach and support students is a big decision and we're here to support you with your next career steps. We are the largest comprehensive school in Gloucestershire; an established single academy trust with an excellent reputation, a wide catchment, and a strong presence in our local community. Ofsted rated us 'Good' in all areas in 2022. The report highlights that “leaders put the welfare of pupils, as well as academic achievement, at the heart of everything they do” and that the “headteacher has very high expectations of the school”. “Pupils enjoy school” and there is a “strong sense of community for both staff and pupils”. Bournside is consistently oversubscribed with a PAN of 300, with most of our students choosing to stay with us post-16 in our thriving Sixth Form.
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Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Potential employment on a permanent contract at the school should a vacancy arise.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CIRENCESTER COLLEGE
Kate Ridd
recruitment@bournside.com
01242 235555
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346092.
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Closes in 10 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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