Teaching Assistant Apprentice
St Peters Primary
Bristol (BS13 8EF)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 October 2026
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Summary
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for learning and will put the needs of our children first. You must have excellent interpersonal skills, be committed to making a difference to children’s lives and have a passion for inclusive education.
- 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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30 hours a week, term time only. Exact hours to be agreed between the apprentice and their Manager. You would attend college one day a week. Shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 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
The role will involve supporting children on a 1:1 basis, both inside and outside the classroom to enable the pupil(s) to learn effectively. The role will also involve delivering tailored programmes of intervention with small groups and working in partnership with the class teacher and the SENDCo.
You will work as a member of an established team and will contribute to the wider school community.
High expectations of children’s potential and the ability to make effective relationships with children that enable learning to take place, are essential.
Job Description:
1. Support for children’s learning
Under the guidance of the teaching staff, provide direct support for the learning of individual children or groups of children, including those with special needs, to achieve defined progression targets in a child’s individual education plan and in class plans through:
- Activities, interventions, empathetic and sympathetic listening, direct guidance and the provision of appropriate positive feedback to behaviour.
- Facilitating childrens general physical, emotional and educational development.
- Supervising and encouraging safe behaviour of individual and groups.
- Reinforcement of structured learning habits which meets defined targets for accessing the curriculum as set by the line manager.
2. Support for the learning environment
Under the guidance of the teaching staff, prepare, store, retrieve, sort and display materials, finished work, equipment, topic work plans and/or assignment documents to assist in providing an effective learning environment as determined by the teacher to:
- Facilitate the required standards of achievement and performance, including feedback through structured assessment, for individuals and groups within the classroom.
- Support the development of continuous improvement in both personal performance in the job and the work of the team.
- Assist in the development, monitoring, reviewing and progression of childrens’ learning plans.
- Support invigilation and assessment processes, following procedures and under supervision which promotes the attainment of standards in learning progress by the school required by the Head and Governors, the LEA and the Office for Standards in Education [OFSTED].
3. Care and support for children
Attend to the day to day needs of children, inside and outside the classroom, by:
- Provision of personal, social, hygiene, welfare and behaviour support.
- Awareness of the progress of individual children in attaining defined goals.
- Promoting effective pastoral care for individual children, under guidance, and liaising with colleagues to provide accurate records.
- Reporting concerns about progress, identifying possible solutions, to the teacher.
- Assisting educational and therapeutic professionals in their delivery of specialist support programmes.
- Carrying out specified medical care procedures following direct specific training by a qualified practitioner.
- Contributing to the assessment by the teacher of individual children’s development through observation, record keeping, discussion with colleagues and teachers.
Where you'll work
St Peters c of e Primary School
Ellfield Close
Bristol
BS13 8EF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD 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
Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
We will support apprentices in building their portfolio to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard. On programme learning will be followed by the End Point Assessment, which includes a practical observation with question and answer, portfolio of evidence submission and a Profession Discussion.
Full time apprentices will spend typically 18 months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
Each apprentice will be assigned a dedicated skills coach who will support them in completing their Portfolio and preparing for the End Point Assessment. The Employer, Training Provider and the learner will decide when the learner is ready to enter the Apprenticeship Gateway. The skills coach will help prepare the learner to ensure they are confident to complete all components.
The skills coach will schedule regular 1:1s and complete progress reviews with the apprentice’s Line Manager/Employer at 8-12 week intervals.
The apprentice will attend the Filton Campus of SGS College on a weekly basis, term time only.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and above)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS).
About this employer
Our school is an extremely successful suburban primary school located in South Bristol. All of our children are encouraged to aim for excellence and to fulfil their individual potential – academically, socially and personally. We foster an environment in which children thrive because they enjoy school and feel happy, safe and valued. The needs of every child are always our prime consideration.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the Educational sector including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Assistant Teacher and Teacher.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Elaine Baillie
elaine.baillie@sgscol.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057855.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 11:59pm)