Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Denholme Primary School
Bradford (BD13 4AY)
Closes in 4 days (Thursday 11 December 2025)
Posted on 1 December 2025
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Summary
Are you passionate about helping children learn and grow? Kickstart your career in education with us! Earn while you learn. Gain a nationally recognised qualification. Work in a supportive school environment.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 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 - Friday between 8:30am - 3:30pm, term time only plus 2 days.
33 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 December 2025
- 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
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Supporting Learning & Development
- Support pre-planned learning/behaviour activities as directed by the teacher.
- Using agreed structured observation as directed by the class teacher for feedback on learning, behaviour, participation and achievement, and to support the planning and evaluation of the learning process in respect of groups and individual students.
- Interact with pupils in ways that support the development of their ability to think and learn, including the use of careful questioning.
- Assist teachers in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management and teaching & learning strategies.
- Support pupils in their social and emotional wellbeing, in implementing related programmes, including social, health and physical needs.
- Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits and out-of-school activities.
- Undertake break or lunchtime supervision as required.
Communication
- Under the general direction of the teacher, participate in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with pupils, parents/carers and with other agencies/professionals.
- Communicate effectively with all pupils, families, carers and other agencies / professionals.
Sharing information
- Share information confidentially about pupils with teachers and other professionals as required.
- Pay due regard to professional boundaries, maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality.
- Participate in staff meetings when appropriate.
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children/Young People
- Carry out tasks associated with pupils’ personal hygiene (including personal intimate care) and welfare, including physical and medical needs, whilst encouraging independence.
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils in line with policy and legislation, raising concerns as appropriate.
Administration/Other
- Prepare classroom materials and learning areas, and undertake minor clerical duties, e.g. photocopying and displaying pupils' work.
- Support the use of ICT and adhere to relevant policies.
- Supervise and provide access arrangements for pupils sitting internal and external examinations and tests as required, ensuring that examinations comply with the Examination Board Regulations.
- Participate in appraisal, training and other learning activities.
Health & Safety
- Be aware of and implement your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and, where appropriate, any additional specialist or managerial health and safety responsibilities as defined in the Health and Safety policy and procedure.
- Work with colleagues and others to maintain health, safety and welfare within the working environment.
Equalities
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
- Within your own area of responsibility, we work in accordance with the aims of the Equality policy, treating people with respect for their diversity, culture and values.
Where you'll work
Minorca Mount
Denholme
Bradford
BD13 4AY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Mathematics (grade 4/C)
- Mathematics (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Creativity
- Flexibility
- Confidentiality
About this employer
We are proud of our school, our pupils and all of their successes. We strive to ensure we have happy learners and high achievers, who demonstrate the school’s core values of respect, resilience, readiness and reflection.
The children are central to everything that we do at Denholme Primary, and we aim to provide your child with the experiences, knowledge and skills to inspire them to become successful life-long learners.
https://www.denholmeprimary.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to Work Scheme, maternity, shared parental, paternity, and adoption pay, a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK's favourite retailers.
After this apprenticeship
Potential full-time job upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003168.
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Closes in 4 days (Thursday 11 December 2025)
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