Teaching Assistant Apprentice at St Wilfrid's Primary School

ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Sheffield (S7 2HE)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 15 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 December 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has become available in the S7 area of Sheffield for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice. At St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, supporting the class teacher in a primary school class, including supporting children with additional needs as required. Working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.

• Wage:

  £13,348.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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  £13,348.40 full-time equivalent (National Minimum Wage for apprentices – could increase depending on your age). Pro-rata for term time only.

• Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday (term time only) 34 hours per week, times to be confirmed. Includes 1-day per week at college.

  34 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 19 January 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  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

• Supporting children on a 1:1 or group basis
• Supervise and support pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment
• Set challenging and high expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
• Work with teachers to create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with school policy, and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Provide clerical/admin support, e.g. photocopying, filing, creating resources, creating displays etc.
• Provide regular feedback to pupils and class teachers, and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work
• Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures, particularly in relation to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, and reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Assist with supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school, and at lunchtime
• Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

Where you'll work

Millhouses Lane
Sheffield
S7 2HE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

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.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be required to attend Sheffield College on a weekly day release. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade A*-C or 9-4)
• Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

Successful candidates will be subject to passing a DBS check.

About this employer

St Wilfrid’s Primary School is set in the South-West of Sheffield, situated just three miles from both the city centre and the Peak District national park. The school is set in extensive grounds with large playing fields and woodland, which provides an excellent learning environment.

After this apprenticeship

Potential of permanent employment upon successful completion of apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003067.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 15 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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