Apprentice Teaching Assistant
The Albert Pye Primary School
Suffolk (NR34 9UL)
Closes in 9 days (Friday 6 February 2026)
Posted on 22 January 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you passionate about supporting children’s learning and development? Do you want to gain valuable experience while working towards a recognised qualification? We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team.
- Wage
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£17,175.55 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 6.25 hours per day 8.30am - 3.30pm, term time only
31 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 March 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
- Work with teachers to support teaching and learning, providing general and specific assistance to learners and staff under the direction, guidance and direct supervision of the classroom teacher
- Support the classroom teacher to facilitate the active participation of learners in the academic and social activities of the academy
- Contribute to raising standards of achievement for all learners
- Work with individuals or small groups of learners in the classroom under the direct supervision of teaching staff
- Support learners to understand instructions
- Support independent learning and inclusion of all learners
- Support the teacher in behaviour management and keeping learners on task
Where you'll work
Fredericks Road
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 9UL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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
Requirements
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
About this employer
The Albert Pye Primary School is an Active Learning Trust primary schools in Beccles, north Suffolk. The schools is part of a federation with Ravensmere Infant School.
At The Albert Pye Primary School and Ravensmere Infant School Federation we have a clear vision and determination to ensure all children are in receipt of high quality teaching and learning, make good progress and achieve true potential.
Together, the schools strive for excellence, have a relentless drive for school improvement and benefit from the shared ethos and working practices. Both schools offer a high quality education to all children. Our aim is to provide a caring, nurturing, stimulating, exciting and safe learning environment.
At the Active Learning Trust, we know that great staff create great schools. Apprentices are an important part of our teams and often bring innovation and fresh ideas. To demonstrate the value we place on them, we pay our apprentices above the national minimum wage.
Apprentices are recruited specifically to learn the role, so no prior experience is required - just enthusiasm, a willingness to learn, and a commitment to developing new skills.
https://www.activelearningtrust.org/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- VivUp employee benefit system
- Cycle to Work scheme
- local government pension scheme
After this apprenticeship
- Most apprentices go on to work as teaching asssistants, with the potential with further development to become Higher Level Teaching Assistants or Cover Supervisors
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010066.
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Closes in 9 days (Friday 6 February 2026)
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