Apprentice Teaching Assistant (TERM TIME)
ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Hull (HU4 7NP)
Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 7 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 March 2026
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Summary
This Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship is an excellent opportunity to begin a career supporting children in education. Working alongside experienced teaching staff, you will help support pupils’ academic, social and emotional development while gaining valuable classroom experience and a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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THIS VACANCY IS TERM TIME / PRO RATA SALARY.
As you will only be working 38 weeks of the year, your actual salary will be £8,607 due to the number of school holidays included.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - shift times to be confirmed at interview.
Term time only.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 April 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
- Support teaching staff in delivering learning activities within the classroom
- Assist pupils individually or in small groups to help them understand lesson content
- Help promote the welfare, health and safety of pupils and maintain a safe learning environment
- Provide support to pupils with additional needs, including those with SEN, disabilities, EAL or personal care needs
- Support the development and delivery of Individual Education Plans (IEPs), behaviour plans and personal care programmes
- Build positive relationships with pupils and support their engagement with learning
- Assist teaching staff with routine classroom administration and preparation of learning resources
- Encourage pupils’ participation and help support their academic progress and development
Where you'll work
St. Thomas More Road
Hull
HU4 7NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HULL 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 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
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Maintain confidentiality
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This role requires patience, enthusiasm and a genuine interest in supporting young people to succeed. You will be working closely with pupils of varying abilities and needs, so a positive and supportive attitude is essential.
About this employer
We are based at St. Thomas More Academy.
Our aim is to provide an exciting, creative, challenging and real-life curriculum which inspires and supports high quality learning for all our children.
We cater for children aged 3 to 11 years (Nursery to Year 6) in the west of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. We are a diverse, inclusive school with the core aim of providing the very best education we can within the Catholic ethos of our school.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may progress into a full-time Teaching Assistant role or continue developing within education support roles in schools or other learning environments.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HULL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021700.
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Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 7 April 2026 at 11:59pm)