Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3 SEND
Halton Borough Council
Runcorn (WA7 5BN)
Closes on Tuesday 1 September 2026
Posted on 7 May 2026
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Summary
Apprentice Teaching Assistant role supporting EYFS/KS1 pupils with SEMH needs. Gain hands-on experience, support behaviour and learning, build positive relationships, and work with staff and parents to help children progress academically and emotionally.
- Wage
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£25,949 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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8:30am - 15:30pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeships are delivered through monthly cohort sessions hosted on Microsoft Teams for approximately 2 hours per session. The learners will need to be given time away from their daily duties to attend the sessions. These sessions can be recorded as off-the-job training. The timetable for these sessions can be accessed through the learners' OneFile account, which will be issued upon successful completion of the enrolment process. Following this, learners will engage in virtual one-on-one meetings with their tutors every 4-6 weeks to discuss their learning, assess progress, and establish SMART targets for the upcoming learning period. We ask that the learners' mentor attend these sessions to contribute to their progress and success. In addition, learners will need to be assigned 3 hours per week for study time, which can also be recorded as off-the-job training time. Learners will need to record 417 hours of off-the-job training time throughout their apprenticeship, please note that this does not mean that the member of staff will be away from their role for this amount of time. The teaching sessions and time given for completing written work can be recorded as off-the-job, along with any new learning experience or activity that takes place naturally during the workday.
Where you'll work
Victoria Road
Runcorn
WA7 5BN
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Victoria Road Primary School is a larger than average primary school set in the heart of its community.The school was built 130 years ago and is extremely proud of its heritage. We have a very dedicated team of staff who work tirelessly to provide quality learning opportunities for the children. We have very high expectations in all that we do and aim to offer the very best for our children so that they develop into happy, confident and responsible learners.
After this apprenticeship
Apprentices may be offered a permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030470.
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Closes on Tuesday 1 September 2026
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