Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship with SEND L3
CHESTER DIOCESE ACADEMIES TRUST
Wybunbury Nantwich (CW5 7NE)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 29 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you eager to launch a rewarding career in primary education?
Working alongside our highly professional KS1 teaching team, you will gain hands-on classroom experience while working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification.
- Wage
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£8,320 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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20 hours per week. Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 1.00pm. Term time only (38 weeks).
20 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
- Assist teaching staff in the delivery of learning activities and work programmes and undertake predetermined activities with pupils so that their intellectual and social development (including self-reliance and self-esteem) is fostered
- Provide input into the planning and evaluation of learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils to enable the teaching staff to make informed decisions when developing their plans
- Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of pupils both in and out of the classroom (including educational visits, breaktimes and lunchtimes) to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development in accordance with the school's behaviour management policy
- Monitor individual pupil’s progress, achievements and development and report these to the teaching staff/line manager to inform decisions taken regarding the SEN Plans, Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes for a pupil
- Liaise with parents and carers in conjunction with the teaching staff to ensure effective communication concerning the pupils' wellbeing
- Record pupil information, as specified by the teaching staff/line manager to ensure the schools information systems are maintained
- Attend to the personal, social and physical needs of pupils so that their wellbeing is maintained
- Prepare and maintain learning equipment and ensure that the classroom is kept clean and tidy
- Display and present the pupils' work, under the direction of teaching staff, so that it enhances the classroom environment and celebrates achievement
- Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training development work and staff reviews as required
Where you'll work
Wybunbury Delves CE Primary School
Bridge St
Wybunbury Nantwich
CW5 7NE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES 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
Training will be completed via BeReady. Learners will have protected 'off the job' time time each week and complete reading and assignments.
Learners will:
- Learn about and adhere to the National Curriculum, EYFS framework and school policies
- Learn how to ensure a safe, clean, tidy and welcoming room by completing appropriate daily duties.
- Learn about strategies to promote positive behaviour and assist in supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.
- Gain knowledge of the curriculum, supporting the team in its implementation.
- Learn about activities and schemes of work which develop children’s knowledge and understanding of foundational skills and national curriculum key stage 1 subjects
- Learn how to teach, support and extend children’s knowledge and skills, particularly their language skills.
- Learn how to set up the learning environment to meet the children’s individual interests, needs and learning.
- Learn about formative and summative assessments, using observations and data to inform the assessment cycle
- Learn about the appropriate support needed when children need extra help in their learning and development.
- Support the qualified team in carrying out their day to day roles including health and safety
- Attend ‘in house’ training and other mandatory training necessary as part of apprenticeship
- Be reliable with excellent attendance and keep up to date with work and targets set by training provider
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check
- Completing safeguarding training
- The want to train to work in a school setting
- Respect for confidentiality of information
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work under the direction of the class teacher
and other agencies. - High expectation.
- A desire to learn about EYFS
- Effective communication skills with children and adults
- Willingness to take part in essential training
- A commitment to working constructively as part of a team or independently if necessary
- A commitment to the highest standards
- Appreciation of diversity and a firm belief in genuine equality of opportunity for all
- Awareness of issues related to confidentiality, accountability and professional boundaries
- Good time management skills
- Ability to adopt a calm and consistent approach when working with children
- Flexible approach to working
- The ability to embrace change with enthusiasm and a positive outlook
- Self-motivation and initiative
- Sense of humour
- Be friendly and enthusiastic
- Be patient, tolerant and resilient
- Be well organised and creative
- Have children’s needs at the heart of their practice
About this employer
CDAT is a multi academy trust established to support primary schools. There are presently 33 schools within the trust. The services provided to schools include legal, human resources, estates, health and safety, and data protection. We also have a school improvement team and a finance team.
After this apprenticeship
Learners will be able to work within nursery and school settings. They may also wish to pursue a teaching qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037077.
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Closes in 14 days (Monday 29 June 2026 at 11:59pm)