Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Wolsingham School
Peterlee (SR8 5RL)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 6 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 February 2026
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Summary
If you love to support young people and make a difference, this is your chance to take your first steps into the classroom. The successful apprentice teaching assistant will inspire students with additional needs. They will ensure that all students with additional needs both academic and medical are supported both in and out of the classroom.
- 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
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Pro rata for Term Time.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Term time only. Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.00pm and Friday, 8.00am - 3.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 30 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
Specific responsibilities:
- To work and support vulnerable students and students who have additional educational and medical needs
- To work as part of the SEND Support and the Academy’s pastoral team
- To work with small groups delivering interventions that help with regulation, communication and self-esteem.
Main responsibilities:
- To work in partnership with teachers and other professionals to provide effective support for learning activities, tailoring support to the needs of the students if necessary
- To support planning and delivery of the curriculum for students
- To offer students varied and purposeful extended day activities in and out of school
- To contribute to the planning, preparation, maintenance and evaluation of learning activities and environment, identify areas of improvement and new developments as necessary
- To promote and assist with the development of core literacy and numeracy skills
- To monitor, assess, report and maintain records of students and their performance
- To work with small groups of students and individuals both within the classroom and during withdrawal sessions
- To provide appropriate support and care for students throughout the day, including break and lunchtime monitoring and pre-post academy activities as necessary
- To attend meetings about students as required
- To invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions
- To accompany and supervise students on trips and visits as appropriate
- To liaise with parents / carers and outside agencies as appropriate
- Follow Academy policy regarding care, support and supervision of students
General:
- Maintain personal expertise, to be a role model and promote high expectations for all members of the school community through your role within the structure
- To model the values, ethos and vision of the Trust
- To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Trust
- To maintain at all times, the utmost confidentiality with regard to all records, personal data relating to staff, students and other information of a sensitive or confidential nature
- Attend relevant meetings as required
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Show a duty of care to students and staff and take appropriate action to comply with health and safety requirements at all times
- Be aware of, and support, difference and ensure that all students have access to opportunities to learn and develop
- Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- To attend any training courses relevant to the post, ensuring continuing, personal and professional development
- Demonstrate and promote commitment to equal opportunities and to the elimination of behaviour and practices that could be discriminatory
Where you'll work
Dene Academy
Manor Way
Peterlee
SR8 5RL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EAST DURHAM 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
- Maths and English Functional Skills if required - if not required, Maths and English upskill will still be provided but you do not need to sit an exam
- Preparation for End Point Assessment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C and above)
- Maths (grade 4 / C and above)
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
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Special Conditions:
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
- The post holder will be expected to contribute to the protection of children and vulnerable adults, as appropriate, in accordance with any agreed policies and/or guidelines, reporting any issues or concerns to their immediate line manager
- The post holder will be required to promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace
- To include ensuring that the requirements of Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH, and all other mandatory regulations are adhered to
- To carry out duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work Policy
- An Enhanced Disclosure with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be undertaken before an appointment can be confirmed
About this employer
At Dene Academy, we are dedicated to delivering a supportive, exciting and engaging curriculum providing opportunities for challenge, creativity and independent learning. We aim for our students to feel: a sense of community; to grow in confidence; to be proud of their achievements and to be inspired by their teachers. At Dene, high quality teaching and learning are at the heart of everything we do, combined with exceptional pastoral support to meet the individual needs of every student. As well as encouraging a thirst for knowledge and a love of learning, we are keen to empower our students so that they are independent learners of the future. Our school culture and community ethos is rooted in support, challenge, ambition and achievement.
After this apprenticeship
- Possibility of permanent employment and going on to complete further qualifications
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016100.
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Closes in 17 days (Friday 6 March 2026 at 11:59pm)