Teaching Assistant Apprentice
PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Manchester (M26 1HJ)
Closes on Friday 9 January 2026
Posted on 21 November 2025
Contents
Summary
Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprentice to join the team at Stoneclough, Radcliffe. The ideal candidate would need to have a strong ambition to work in education in the responsible role of Teaching Assistant.
- Wage
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£11,778 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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Monday to Friday - 6 hours a day 10:30am – 5pm with 30 minutes lunch. 10:30am – 3pm in school, 3pm – 5pm in after school club (Term Time).
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
General Requirements
- Be able to demonstrate commitment to a place of work
- Maintain professional standards at all times, both inside and outside the workplace
- Improve one’s own practice through training, self-evaluation, and performance management
- Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English
Support for the Pupil
- Support pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs, to access the curriculum in line with appropriate lesson plan/teacher direction
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
- Be aware of and respond appropriately to individual pupil needs
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
- Promote self esteem and independence
- Respond to pupils minor medical problems
- Deal with the personal care and comfort of pupils as required
- Undertake delivery of intervention programmes linked to local and national learning strategies, recording achievement and progress, and feeding back to the teacher
- Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
Support for the teacher
- Provide minimal clerical/administration support e.g. photocopying
- Assist with the display of children's work
- Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards
- Report pupil achievements, progress and issues as appropriate in agreed format
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
- Manage pupil behaviour in line with school policy and ensure reports are made in agreed school format
- Gather/report basic information from/to parents/carers as directed
- To escort pupils as necessary and assist in movement around the school
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of a teacher
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers
- Supervise children outside of lessons e.g. at play time and lunch time
Support for the curriculum
- Support pupils to access the curriculum in line with appropriate lesson plan/teacher direction
- Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed
- Assist pupils in the use of appropriate resources in accordance with the lesson plan
Where you'll work
Prestolee Primary School Church Road Stoneclough
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 1HJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURY COLLEGE
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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 L3 Standard.
College attendance is not currently required.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Prestolee Primary school, part of the Prestolee Multi Academy Trust. A thriving, ambitious trust of diverse schools that focuses on training and collaboration to build a culture of excellence.
After this apprenticeship
You must be available for a discussion at Bury College on 2nd December and also be available on the 9th December if selected for an interview.
On completion of the apprenticeship, you will be qualified as a Teaching Assistant Level 3 may be offered a full-time position as at a school within the Multi Academy Trust.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURY COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001718.
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Closes on Friday 9 January 2026
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