Apprentice Teaching Assistant
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Greater Manchester (BL3 3LA)
Closes in 7 days (Sunday 14 December 2025)
Posted on 3 December 2025
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Summary
Gain essential SEND skills, work directly with pupils, and make a real impact on their progress and wellbeing. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience, expert training, and a clear path into education, perfect for anyone passionate about helping young people thrive.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 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 Term Time Only
Hours - 8.30am - 3.30pm
37 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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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
Classroom Support
- Help teachers organise activities and create a positive learning environment.
- Support individual pupils or small groups during lessons.
- Set up learning materials and resources.
- Supervise pupils during lessons, transitions, and lunchtimes with guidance.
Learning Support
- Support students’ academic, social, and emotional development.
- Assist learners with additional needs (e.g., SEND or disabilities).
- Use teacher-directed strategies to aid progress and engagement.
- Help with basic literacy and numeracy tasks.
- Contribute observations and informal feedback to support assessment.
Classroom Management
- Promote positive behaviour and maintain a safe, respectful atmosphere.
- Assist with behaviour plans or individual support plans.
General Duties
- Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming classroom environment.
- Participate in staff meetings, training sessions, and apprenticeship learning.
- Carry out reasonable tasks requested by teachers or school leaders.
Communication & Collaboration
- Work as part of a team with teachers, support staff, and external professionals.
- Build positive, respectful relationships with pupils, staff, and parents/carers.
Health, Safety & Safeguarding
- Follow school policies on safeguarding, child protection, health, and safety.
- Report wellbeing or safety concerns promptly.
- Adhere to statutory guidance such as Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Professional Development
- Engage actively in training and coaching throughout the apprenticeship.
- Reflect on practice and take part in reviews.
- Contribute to the Trust’s People-Centred Leadership approach.
Where you'll work
Lever Edge Lane
Great Lever
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL3 3LA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES 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
Training for the apprentice will take place both on-site at King’s Leadership Academy Bolton and online through the BeReady training platform. The off-the-job learning will be delivered remotely via scheduled tutorials, group sessions, independent study tasks, and meetings with the dedicated Skills Coach.
Formal training will typically occur once per week, with additional independent study completed around the apprentice’s working hours. Reviews with the Skills Coach will take place every 8–12 weeks, either online or in school, to monitor progress and support development.
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
- Attention to detail
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Calm under pressure
- Positive attitude
About this employer
Are you looking to take your first step into a rewarding career in education? Do you want to work in a supportive, ambitious, and forward-thinking school where you can truly make a difference?
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our growing team at King’s Leadership Academy Bolton.
King’s Bolton is a vibrant and inclusive academy with a strong sense of community and a shared commitment to excellence. We are proud of our modern and innovative approach to education, and we strive to support every young person to become a successful citizen in tomorrow’s world.
Having recently moved into our brand-new, state-of-the-art building, we offer an inspiring and dynamic environment for both staff and students. With smaller than average class sizes and a curriculum designed around strong academic and character foundations, we are perfectly placed to support the development of new professionals entering education.
https://www.kingsbolton.com/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Year 2 Salary will be subject to a pay increase in year 2 of employment to £23,492 FTE, pro-rata for term time only is £19,878.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003333.
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Closes in 7 days (Sunday 14 December 2025)
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