Apprentice Teaching Assistant (Castleward Spencer Academy)
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Derby (DE1 2RJ)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 June 2026
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Summary
An exciting opportunity to join a warm and friendly primary schools and train as a Teaching Assistant. You will be supporting the class teacher to deliver high quality lessons and provide interventions to small groups of children.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - Term time only (39 weeks a year).
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 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
Working as part of this important team, you will be required to carry out the following duties (the nature of the Academy year requires some tasks to be done regularly whilst others annually):
- Deliver planned activities for individuals and groups to allocated pupils, in small groups or individually, differentiating and adapting learning programmes to suit individual needs (under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified teacher)
- Plan and evaluate specialist learning activities, prepare reports and records for the teacher
- Promote outstanding pupil behaviour for learning and support social and emotional well-being, reporting any problems to the teacher and/or child
- Protection Lead (as appropriate and in line with school policies
- Promote and support the role of parent/carers in pupils’ learning and enabling constructive information sharing about progress and achievement
Where you'll work
Castleward Spencer Academy
Canal Street
Derby
DE1 2RJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
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
- You will work towards the completion of a Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship level 3
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- Training will be delivered face to face, online and through webinars. The school will provide in-house training
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or 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
- Customer care skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
As an employer committed to supporting pathways into education, we are always happy to receive informal enquiries - please don't hesitate to get in touch with the team.
About this employer
Castleward Spencer Academy, is a brand-new school that is part of the Spencer Academies Trust. It opened in September 2021 and currently has one early years class of both Nursery and Reception aged children. It will grow year on year until we reach our capacity of 270 pupils plus a 39 FTE place nursery. This is a unique opportunity to work with us to create an amazing learning experience for our pupils’. You will initially be working with our outstanding EYFS team in the Foundation Stage Unit.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
You could be employed as a Teaching Assistant and progress to become a Learning Mentor or Higher-Level Teaching Assistant.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Megan Hingley
mhingley@spencertrust.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036201.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)