APPRENTICE TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3

St John's Catholic Primary School

Ormskirk (L40 7RA)

Closes in 16 days (Monday 8 June 2026)

Posted on 21 May 2026

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Summary

St John's Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint an Apprentice Level 3 Teaching Assistant to provide teaching and learning support within our Early Years Team, based in our Reception Class. The post is an apprenticeship so will include self and supported study alongside the working day. 

Wage

£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, Shifts to be confirmed. Term time only.

30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

2 years

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

  • Helping the class teacher with class room jobs, supervising children during their independent, self led activities as well as supporting during focused learning, small group interventions
  • To supervise children whilst eating lunch and snack
  • To encourage children to develop their own self care whilst supporting them to (where relevent) change for PE or using the bathroom

Where you'll work

Chapel Lane
Lathom
Ormskirk
L40 7RA

Training

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

Training provider

EAST LANCASHIRE LEARNING 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

  • We will support their training programme given by the training provider, we will provide opportunity for the apprentice to observe leading practitioners as well as putting their skills into practice
  • The apprentice will be able to access CPD provided by the school and arch diocese at staff meetings and inset

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade C or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade Grade C or equivalent)

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
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

St John's is a small Catholic school set in beautiful grounds and welcomes pupils of all denominations. Our school is a happy place where pupils love to learn. 

We are an accredited Forest School, providing a unique opportunity for pupils' learning and development and have recently achieved the gold mark for learning outside the classroom. We are the first in the north west to gain this award and only the second primary school in the country! We believe children need to engage in the great outdoors and the behaviour in school is exemplary.

http://www.burscough.lancs.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • To have had a range of practical and pedagogical opportunities to develop their own role within the classroom and whole school and thus, ensure they are well prepared for their future career

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST LANCASHIRE LEARNING GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033044.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 8 June 2026)

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