Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Surrey Square Primary School
Surrey Square Primary School
Not recorded (SE17 2JY)
Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 June 2026
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Summary
To work alongside the team to provide stimulating, relevant learning opportunities for the children in the class. Primarily, this involves planning and finding resources suitable to support children’s learning and development, being involved in the planning so that you feel part of the learning and know what is going on.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£8 per hour. This will increase to the NMW for your age after the first year.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:45am - 4.00pm, with a 30 min lunchbreak at 11:45.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Key Responsibilities:
- Encouraging children to have the confidence to share ideas
- Encouraging independence
- Re-phrasing and interpreting language/explaining in different ways
- Following up with children who have not “got it”
- Using talk partners
- Making it fun
- Thinking about how they will learn – using relevant resources, e.g. games etc
- Assessing for learning – feeding back information to other staff
- Self evaluation with pupils
- Marking children’s work
- Record keeping
- Targeting SEN pupils and/or other specific groups e.g. gifted and talented, underachieving
- Supporting pupils with IEP targets as a part of the whole class learning
- Working IN the classroom to support the learning
Personal Skills:
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
- Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes
- Ability to plan and provide effective learning support
- Ability to self-evaluate own learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
- A professional, responsible approach to school life
- Being self-motivated and proactive
- An overall concern for the well being of the children in the school
- Having the confidence to follow up on sessions, engage in discussion about learning and next steps
- Ability to adapt to different teacher’s style
- To be connected to the learning in the classroom
Where you'll work
Surrey Square
Walworth
London
Not recorded
SE17 2JY
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
- Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Duration: 16 months - Delivery: All learning will be delivered online alongside the full-timeplacement at the school
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Positive attitude
- Passionate about education
About this employer
At Surrey Square, we aim to give our amazing pupils the very best. We are proud to be “more than a school” in so many ways; from how we support our families and community, how we focus on the important work beyond the National Curriculum and how we balance the academic learning with developing well-being, relationships and values. This is our core work. For us, high attainment in core skills is a pre-requisite for success in secondary school, and beyond. However, just as important are the other skills – the ability to ‘self-manage’, to communicate clearly with others, to know who you are and to have ambition.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Possible full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
Louise.McMeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039405.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 11:59pm)