Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Parkway Primary School
Erith (DA18 4DP)
Closes in 23 days (Sunday 7 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 November 2025
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Summary
As an apprentice Chef at Harvester, we will help you master our menu, with your food being the reason guests keep coming through our doors! You'll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, with the support of a close-knit team, because it's the people that make it all worthwhile. Parkway Primary School is looking for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join the school and make a difference to their pupils. You will be required to contribute to and support the aims and ethos of the school. On a daily basis, you will prepare classrooms and clear afterwards, and assist with the display of work and provide admin support.
- Wage
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This is a term time only post and the salary will be pro rata £10564.00.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, between 8.30am to 3.30pm. 39 weeks a year.
33 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- 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
- To complete tasks set by the apprenticeship tutor on time in order to complete qualification
- Attend to pupils' personal needs, including social, health, hygiene, first-aid (with basic training) and welfare matters
- Assist with the planning and delivery of learning activities
- Accompany teachers and pupils on out-of-school activities and take responsibility for a small group, under the direction of a teacher
- Liaise with parents and carers, under the direction of a teacher
Attend Parents' Evening and special events organised in the evening which are outside school hours
Where you'll work
Alsike Road
Erith
DA18 4DP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience
- You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
We are very proud of our successful school which continues to be judged as a good school by OFSTED. Our school is a one form entry primary which means we have up to 30 children in each class. However, we are very fortunate to have two specialist provisions for both children with moderate and server learning difficulties. This has resulted in all our children being well educated whatever their starting point.
After this apprenticeship
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant or continued employment with the school
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000442.
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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 7 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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