Teaching Assistant Apprentice - St Peter's Catholic Primary School
The British School
Gloucester (GL1 3PY)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 6 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 June 2026
Contents
Summary
To provide learning and well-being support so selected pupils can overcome barriers to learning. This will involve working with teachers to plan and deliver learning activities and supporting the pupils with their personal development and wellbeing.
- Wage
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£17,877 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
17, 877 pro rata (Year 1); 20,932-£24,521 pro rata (Year 2) plus lunchtime cover pay
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.15pm, including a 1 hour lunch cover.
27 hours 30 minutes 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
- Build a positive relationship with all pupils, promoting high self-esteem, independence and social inclusion
- Support pupils’ self-scaffolding skills and development as independent learners
- Support pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate
- Promote high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
- In co-operation with the class teacher and other relevant professionals, assume responsibility for delivering small group and 1:1 interventions in which they are trained, including monitoring student progress and contributing information to support further planning
- Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to help target pupils meet their next step goals
- Deliver planned activities, inside or outside the classroom, across multiple classes, to help target pupils overcome any barriers to learning
- Contribute to the planning of differentiated learning activities for target pupils
- Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by ensuring the participation of pupils in learning and extracurricular activities
- Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
- Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
- Provide regular feedback to teachers on target pupils’ progress, attainment and barriers to learning
- Monitor, record and report on progress and attainment
- Read and understand plans shared prior to learning episodes
- Advocate for the target children to ensure their learning and other needs are met
- Share knowledge and understanding of all pupils with other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
- Communicate effectively with other staff members, pupils, and parents and carers
- Keep other professionals accurately informed about performance, progress and any areas of concern
- Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
- Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
Where you'll work
Horton Road
Gloucester
GL1 3PY
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
The level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification will be delivered remotely by LMP Education
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Math's (grade 4-9)
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
Other requirements
- Experience working with children / young people with special educational needs (SEN)
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a two-form entry primary school situated near the centre of Gloucester City and the only Catholic primary school in Gloucester. We are a multi-cultural school which celebrates pupil diversity in a warm, welcoming, enriching and spiritual learning environment.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- You may be offered a permanent position after completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Emily Archer
emily.archer@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038367.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Monday 6 July 2026 at 11:59pm)