Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Chilton Trinity School

Bridgwater (TA6 3JA)

Closes in 11 days (Sunday 8 February 2026)

Posted on 27 January 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to support pupils in bringing our innovative curriculum to life. Joining a supportive & ambitious team who are committed to helping every child reach their full potential. You’ll work collaboratively to create a positive, inclusive learning environment where staff & pupils thrive together.

• Wage:

  £12,759.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  Apprenticeship rate will increase to £8ph from 1st April 2026

• Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday.

  32 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 16 March 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 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

• To build strong relationships with pupils, staff and parents
• To implement SEND Plans, under the guidance of the SENCo
• To liaise with class teachers in order to support children’s learning within the classroom
• To liaise with the families of children
• To work 1 to 1 and with small groups of children
• To supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning
• To promote the inclusion of all children, ensuring that all staff and volunteers observe relevant policies to keep
  children safe from harm
• Liaise with the wider team and SLT members to ensure that the particular needs of children are met
• To embrace our trust/school vision

Principle Accountabilities

Support for Pupils

• Attend to pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters, as appropriate
• Supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning
• Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils
• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model by being aware of and responding appropriately
  to needs
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
• Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
• Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
• Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
• Employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement

Support for Teacher

• Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment
• Assist with working on walls and display work of pupils
• Prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards
• Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Undertake pupil record keeping as required
• Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility
  and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, as directed
• Administer and assess routine tests
• Provide general administrative support, e.g. produce or adapt worksheets and resources for agreed activities etc.

Support for the School

• Contribute to the overall ethos, work/aims of the school
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend relevant meetings as required, within normal contractual hours
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times
• Promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity
• Recognise health and safety id a responsibility of every employee by taking responsibility for the care of self and others by complying with the academy’s H&S policy and any academy-specific procedures/ rules that apply to this role
• Other adhoc duties as required
  Data Protection and Safeguarding
• Work within the requirements of Data Protection at all times
• Understand your responsibilities in relation to Safeguarding and child protection, and how to highlight an issue /
  concerns
• Remain vigilant to ensure all pupils are protected from potential harm

Where you'll work

Chilton Street
Bridgwater
TA6 3JA

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP

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 will take place once a week and be delivered by Strode College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Any (grade 4/C)
• Any (grade 4/C)
• Any (grade 4/C)
• English (grade 4/C)
• Maths (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

• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Presentation skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Enthusiastic
• Confident

Other requirements

• You will need to complete a DBS check

About this employer

We are a trust of 1,500 staff, serving 12,000 children
and young people in 26 schools in Somerset and the
West of England.
Our aim is to ensure that each child in a Futura school
receives the very best teaching alongside an impressive
range of opportunities, broadening their horizons,
instilling in them a respect for learning, and giving them
the tools to realise their aspirations.
We want to develop a seamless 2-19 approach so
that children and young people receive an education
that builds progressively on the previous phase of their
learning, allowing them to experience success and have
fun within a safe and nurturing environment.

https://futuralearning.co.uk/welcome/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

All colleagues benefit from a fully funded Health Cash Plan, providing up to £500 each year towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy appointments.

After this apprenticeship

At Futura, we prioritise the development of our staff by offering opportunities to build skills, knowledge and experience. These include training programmes, leadership development, networks, and secondments. As a large partnership of schools, we can offer opportunities that smaller trusts or individual schools may struggle to provide.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010776.

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Closes in 11 days (Sunday 8 February 2026)

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