Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Parkside Academy
Willington (DL15 0QF)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2026
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Summary
Join a dedicated and experienced SEND team with this fantastic opportunity!
You will be trained how to work in partnership with teachers and professionals to provide effective support for learning activities within the SEND team.
- 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, Wednesday and Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm, Friday, 8.00am - 3.30pm. Tuesday (college day) 9.00am - 4.30pm.
Role is term time only.
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
- Support planning and delivery of the curriculum for students.
- Offer students varied and purposeful extended day activities in and out of school
- Contribute to the planning, preparation, maintenance and evaluation of learning activities and environment, identify areas of improvement and new developments as necessary
- Promote and assist with the development of core literacy and numeracy skills
- Monitor, assess, report and maintain records of students and their performance
- Work with small groups of students and individuals both within the classroom and during withdrawal sessions
- Provide appropriate support and care for students throughout the day, including break and lunchtime monitoring and pre-post academy activities as necessary
- Attend meetings about students as required
- Invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions
- Accompany and supervise students on trips and visits as appropriate
- Liaise with parents/carers and outside agencies as appropriate
- Follow Academy policy regarding care, support and supervision of students
- Support the SEDN review process by creating, monitoring and reviewing SEND support plans
- Liaise with SEND staff and leadership as necessary
- Supervise students in class during absence of their class teacher (short term) in accordance with school policy
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with the code of conduct, encouraging students to take responsibility for their own behaviour
- Administer clear instructions to the class, based on the detailed work set, and actively supervise students as they carry out the instructions
- Provide objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson
Where you'll work
Parkside Academy, Hall Lane
Willington
DL15 0QF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE
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
Full on the job training will be provided by the employer. You will be required to come to Bishop Auckland College for one day per week to attend classes
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4 / A*-C / Level 2)
- Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C / Level 2)
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Offers of post are conditional pending proof of GCSE qualifications, DBS checks and reference checks.
As part of the recruitment process, all applicants will be required to complete an ALP application form which will be sent out on email.
Applicants must be available for a pre interview with Bishop Auckland College on 13th July 2026
Successful applicants for employer interviews must be available on 16th July 2026.
About this employer
Parkside is an excellent school which prides itself on being consistently one of the most successful schools within County Durham. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do. All staff are dedicated to delivering an exceptional quality of education for each individual student. There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the school exemplifying our ethos of aspiration, hard work and achievement. This is achieved through students being valued, understood and celebrated.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Depending on school funding - potential employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE
David Brough
david.brough@bacoll.ac.uk
01388 743164
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038692.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 11:59pm)