EYFS/ Teaching Assistant Apprentice
FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Bridgwater (TA6 4FU)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 19 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 September 2026
Contents
Summary
Willowdown Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated EYFS/Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to bring our innovative curriculum to life, as you maintain good order and discipline, engage pupils of all abilities to reach their full potential under the guidance of the SENCo.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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This is a fixed term apprenticeship contract, until April 2028.
Start date: 16/11/2026 (or sooner).
Working pattern: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm, which includes 1 day at college.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 November 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
Principle Accountabilities:
- To contribute to the planning and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework
(EYFS) - To support and work with volunteers, students on placements, work experience, apprentices and agency practitioners in the room.
- To supervise the children and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations.
- To provide a high level of care that will enhance the children’s general health and well-being.
- To adhere to the School’s safeguarding policy and procedures to promote the welfare and safety of children within the setting and to report any welfare or child protection concerns immediately to the Nursery Manager & Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- To promote equality of opportunity and foster an inclusive culture and environment.
- To promote equal opportunities ensuring individual children’s needs and circumstances are known and met through the care and education provided.
- To be fully aware of the school’s operational policies and procedures and ensure policies and procedures are followed and implemented. This includes ensuring that all accidents and incidents are recorded as outlined in the policies and procedures.
- To act as a key person to a group of children and ensure their needs are reflected in the routines and curriculum of the setting.
- To recognise and act upon children’s additional or special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively.
- To contribute to Common Assessment Framework
intervention and support. - To liaise and work in partnership with other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, where appropriate.
- To keep informative, accurate and up-to-date records, including records of progress and any behavioural or developmental concerns.
- To arrange and attend parent/carer meetings to allow two-way discussion of their
children’s progress. - To support the preparation of snacks, ensuring that ALL children’s dietary, allergy and cultural needs are met. In line with the Ten Steps ethos.
- To contribute to and attend his/her supervisions.
- To contribute to and attend weekly team meetings.
- To attend any training events or meetings identified by the Nursery Manager and to keep up to date with current good practice.
- To adhere to Willowdown’s policy and procedure on confidentiality and the staff code of conduct.
- To perform any other duties as deemed necessary by the Nursery Manager or Head teacher.
Where you'll work
Willowdown Primary School
Kings Drive
Bridgwater
TA6 4FU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ORANGE MOON TRAINING 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
About this employer
Futura Learning Partnership is a growing, values-led multi-academy trust of 26 schools, serving more than 12,000 children and young people across five local authority areas in the South West of England. Our schools span education from nursery and primary through to secondary and post-16, supported by more than 1,700 colleagues.
Each of our schools has its own distinctive identity and deep roots in its local community, but no school works alone. Collaboration sits at the heart of Futura: schools share expertise, learn from one another and take collective responsibility for giving children and young people the best possible opportunities.
Together, we are building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish. Our commitments to inclusion, community and growth guide how we work, the decisions we make, and the experience we want to create for pupils and colleagues.
Company benefits
Eligible colleagues can access a range of benefits designed to support health, wellbeing and development. These include a fully funded Health Cash Plan, providing up to £500 each year towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy appointments, as well as confidential counselling and wellbeing support, Cycle to Work Scheme, gym membership discounts and opportunities for professional and career development.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
EYFS/ Teaching Assistant Apprentice.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ORANGE MOON TRAINING LIMITED
Venetia Chauhan
venetia.chauhan@omtraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056086.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 19 October 2026 at 11:59pm)