Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Sheffield (S12 3HS)
Closes in 31 days (Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 May 2026
Contents
Summary
Charnock Hall Primary Academy are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic candidate to join their busy team. This is a great opportunity to gain classroom experience whilst obtaining a lLevel 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Wage rises to National Minimum wage after 12 months if over 19 years old.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday term time only
8.30am- 3.00pm, breaks for 30 minutes at 12pm.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 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 for the Pupil
- Support learning activities for all pupils, being aware of stages of development, individual needs and giving positive encouragement and feedback to ensure pupils are reaching their full potential
- The learning activities may be for individual pupils, groups of pupils, or the whole class and may be delivered in the absence of the teacher
- Give care and support for pupils by providing a safe and secure environment, responding to accidents, emergencies and following procedures where appropriate
- Contribute to the safeguarding of all pupils by having an awareness of signs of abuse, an understanding of relevant procedure and protocol and ensuring any concerns are addressed in a calm and sensitive manner
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with pupils by communicating effectively, allowing them to feel valued and listened to, encouraging questions and ideas
- Support children and young people through transitions that occur in their lives, enabling them to manage them in a positive manner
- Contribute to the personal and intimate care of pupils
- Support pupils with behaviour, emotional and social development needs and report any issues to the appropriate senior member of staff
- Provide support to pupils where English is an additional language
- Support learning activities for high achieving pupils
- Support pupils in a specialist area e.g. ICT, Literacy, Numeracy
- To support children and young people with SEND, supporting them to actively participate in learning activities. To liaise with parent/carers/outside agencies as required
Support for the Teacher
- To assist with writing and monitoring pupil plans reviewing and implementing interventions enabling pupils to understand and meet their targets
- Support with the delivery of learning activities in the absence of the teacher, e.g. when providing cover supervision or working with pupils outside of the classroom
- Contribute to maintaining accurate pupil records, following relevant procedure and ensuring confidentiality at all times
- Working alongside the class teacher, ensure the learning environment, learning resources and materials are ready for use in activities whilst recognising and minimising potential hazards and making adjustments where necessary
- Develop positive relationships with families, taking a partnership approach so that support is provided both at the school and at home and sharing information where appropriate
- Escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out of school activities
Support for the Curriculum
Support pupils in activities to develop their literacy and numeracy skills by having an awareness of individual needs, learning targets, and the relevant support required to assist pupils’ development, offering encouragement and feedback where appropriate
Support for the School
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other practitioners, drawing on their strengths and expertise in order to best support teaching and learning
- Support children and young people through transitions that occur in their lives, enabling them to manage them in a positive manner
- Willingness to keep up to date with professional practice by maintaining an up-to-date understanding of the requirements of the role and individual responsibilities
- Contribute to maintaining accurate pupil records following relevant procedure and ensuring confidentiality at all times
Where you'll work
Charnock Hall Primary
Carter Hall Road
Sheffield
S12 3HS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY 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
- 20% off the job training
- Tutor support via online platform
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
We are part of the LEAD multi academy trust.Charnock first opened in 1949. Since then it has undergone many changes to get to its current form of a primary school for children aged 4 to 11 years, Reception (Foundation Stage 2) to Year 6, with a capacity for 420 pupils (60 in each year group).
In 2017, Charnock became part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust . In July 2025, Charnock Hall Primary Academy (CHPA) received its Ofsted inspection and we were judged as being GOOD in all areas of the inspection criteria.
After this apprenticeship
- Permanent position considered on completion of the apprenticeship
- Level 5 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship available
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
louise.mcmeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030757.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm)