Teaching Assistant Apprentice
The James Cambell Primary School
Langley Crescent (RM9 6TD)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 16 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 December 2025
Contents
Summary
The James Cambell Primary School are looking to take on an Teaching Assistant Apprentice to support children within school to learn. Providing support to the teacher with class activities and preparing resources. Building relationships with staff and children. Monitoring children’s progress and giving feedback to the teacher.
- Wage
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£11,778 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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30 Hours Per Week
Term Time Only
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 26 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
To enable children to access all areas of learning. Ensure the safety and welfare of the children at all times. Provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment.
- Working in groups
- Working 1:1
- Supporting with resources
- Setting up class areas/lesson resources
- Working between year groups Nursery to year 6
- Reading support
- Attending trips
- Break/lunch cover
- First aid
- Feedback to class teacher
- Supporting in all subject areas
- Changing books
Where you'll work
Langley Crescent
RM9 6TD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEW CITY COLLEGE
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
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours - Day release to attend New City College, Ardleigh Green campus, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 2LL
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4 and Above or Equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4 and 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
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Ability to adapt
- Enthusiasm
- Time management
About this employer
James Cambell Primary, aim to make a positive difference to the children’s lives.
All the dedicated staff at the school are passionately committed to children’s education. Through stimulating and engaging lessons, we aim to ensure that the children make great progress in all subjects, as well as giving them a wide variety of opportunities and experiences which makes their time at school exciting and develops them as the successful and resilient citizens of the future.
After this apprenticeship
Becoming a Teaching Assistant or Class Teacher
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW CITY COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005321.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 16 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
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