Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - St Barts CofE Academy
St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy
West Midlands (CV3 2LP)
Closes in 24 days (Monday 15 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 November 2025
Contents
Summary
The Trust is looking to appoint an Apprentice Teaching Assistant who is committed to learning on the job to gain a Teaching Assistant NVQ and supporting St Bartholomew’s Academy to educational excellence and further developing the distinctive Christian character of educational provision and the school community.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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£7.55 per hour (first 12 months), then National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday (8.45am to 3.15pm), term-time only
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
- Contributed to curriculum planning and evaluation, supporting the implementation of teaching programmes
- Assisted in lesson delivery and interacted effectively with teachers and pupils
- Adapted learning activities in response to pupil needs and progress
- Supported the use of ICT in learning, helping pupils build confidence and independence in technology use
- Provided individual and group support, explaining tasks, reinforcing key concepts, and maintaining pupil engagement and motivation
- Delivered short sessions to the whole class, such as reading activities
- Encouraged communication and participation through role play and interactive tasks
- Promoted inclusion, teamwork, and positive pupil relationships
- Fostered independence, confidence, and self-esteem among pupils
- Assisted in lesson planning, delivery, and evaluation in collaboration with teaching staff
- Monitored pupil progress and provided constructive feedback to the teacher
- Contributed to assessment through observation, reporting, and accurate record keeping
- Supported classroom management through the preparation and organisation of resources, equipment, and materials
- Completed administrative tasks such as producing learning materials and managing coursework
- Liaised with parents, carers, specialist teachers, and external professionals to support pupil development
- Ensured the safety, welfare, and inclusion of pupils, providing personal and hygiene support where required
Where you'll work
Bredon Avenue
Binley
Coventry
West Midlands
CV3 2LP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY 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
- Apprenticeship Level: Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
- Expected Duration: 16 months
- Training will be delivered online alongside a full-time placement at the school
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Everything we do at St Barts is underpinned by our Christian Vision: 'Believe. Belong. Become'. Through our shared world view, we want pupils and parents/carers to feel like they truly are part of our school, and the school to belong within the community. Through this sense of belonging, our children become the best version of themselves and simply just ‘really good people’
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After this apprenticeship
Possible full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000513.
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Closes in 24 days (Monday 15 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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