Learning Mentor Apprenticeship at Chowbent Primary School
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Manchester (M46 9FP)
Closes in 9 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 July 2026
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Summary
Chowbent Primary School is a one-form entry primary school committed to providing a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment where every child is encouraged to achieve their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.
- Wage
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£12,480 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, 8:30am - 3:30pm.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 July 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
Main Duties:
- Support pupils on a one-to-one basis and in small groups to address social, emotional and behavioural needs
- Assist in the implementation of the school’s pastoral care and guidance systems
- Support the development and delivery of mentoring, behaviour and support plans
- Help identify pupils who require additional support and intervention
- Monitor and record pupil progress against agreed targets and action plans
- Provide feedback and reports to staff as required
- Liaise effectively with teachers, parents/carers and external agencies where appropriate
- Support the implementation of safeguarding procedures and child protection processes
- Assist in coordinating intervention programmes for vulnerable pupils
- Support pupils who are not following a full timetable or require additional supervision
- Maintain accurate records and documentation relating to pastoral support and safeguarding
- Promote positive behaviour, attendance and engagement with learning
- Contribute to a safe, caring and inclusive learning environment
- Attend staff meetings, training sessions and professional development activities as required
Where you'll work
Laburnum Street
Atherton
Manchester
M46 9FP
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
- Completion of the Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
- Regular mentoring and support from experienced school staff
- Ongoing progress reviews and development meetings
- Training in safeguarding, behaviour support, pastoral care and mentoring strategies
- Opportunities to develop professional skills within an educational setting
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
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
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Pre-employment Checks: Please be aware that the successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List check, right-to-work verification and any other checks required in line with safeguarding legislation and Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
About this employer
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship. This role may also provide progression opportunities into pastoral, safeguarding, inclusion or wider educational support roles.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040270.
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Closes in 9 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)