Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Ursuline)

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Blundellsands (L23 6TT)

Closes in 6 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

Posted on 7 January 2026

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Summary

Ursuline Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint a motivated and dedicated person to undertake a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship. To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching staff and/or senior staff and inclusive of specific individual learning needs.

• Wage:

  £18,025 a year

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  -Age 16-17 £ 11,148 (£7.78 per hour) -Age 18-20 £ 14,758 (£10.30 per hour) -Age 21+ £ 18,025 (£12.58 per hour)

• Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm (30 min lunch)

  35 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 23 February 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 9 months

• Positions available:

  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

Your duties will include:

Support for the Pupil:

• Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations as part of a key worker role
• Provide consistent support to all pupils, responding 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
• Promote self-esteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement within established school procedure
• To observe and assess children in accordance with development matters
• Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils

Support for the Teacher:

• Provide minimal clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money, etc.)
• Assist with the display of children’s work
• Establish and maintain an appropriate learning environment under the supervision of the teacher
• Contribute to lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate
• Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
• Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
• Be responsible for keeping and updating records in agreed format with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested
• Assess routinely using observation and accurately record achievement/progress
• Promote positive values attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy
• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under teacher’s supervision
• The post holder may reasonably be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility that may be allocated from time to time

Where you'll work

Ursuline Catholic Primary School
Nicholas Road
Blundellsands
L23 6TT

Training

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

Training provider

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 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

• Qualification - Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.
• The training will be delivered at the workplace.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade Grade C - above or equivalent)
• Maths (grade Grade C - 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
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

This post will be based at Ursuline Catholic Primary School, St Nicholas Road, Blundellsands, L23 6TT

About this employer

Sefton Council is a local authority within the Liverpool City Region. Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough and is a great place to live and work. As an employer we can offer a diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings. We offer attractive conditions of service which allow for a good work life balance and invest in our staff through our learning and development programme. Inclusive Recruitment - We are proud to be an organisation which embraces diversity and difference. We employ colleagues who each bring their own unique skills to deliver an excellent service to our customers. We always recruit the most talented people for any role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation. We aim to be reflective of the communities that we operate in. We promote diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Visit Inclusive Recruitment (sefton.gov.uk) for further information regarding the Council’s approach to Inclusive Recruitment. Equal Opportunities Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

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Company benefits

The Apprentice Travelcard for 19 – 24 year olds living in the Liverpool City Region.

After this apprenticeship

• Apprentice will receive on programme support from an Apprenticeship Officer and Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance support during the last 2 months of their Apprenticeship contract
• Job seeking support is also included

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007252.

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Closes in 6 days (Friday 16 January 2026)

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