PE Teaching Assistance Apprentice
ST PETER'S HIGH SCHOOL
Manchester (M12 4WB)
Closes in 22 days (Sunday 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 May 2025
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Summary
As a teaching assistant apprentice, you will support teaching staff in the classroom and be involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of pupils’ individual progress. You may also support individual children in class and work with small groups of children within or outside the classroom.
- Wage
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£13,741 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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Days and hours to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 8 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:
Academic Support:
- Assist the teacher in raising pupil attainment by providing targeted support during lessons
- Work with individuals and groups to help them access the curriculum, monitor their progress, and address challenges as they arise
- Deliver planned activities to small groups or individual pupils, ensuring effective learning experiences
Sports Coaching:
- Provide high-quality sports coaching during and after school hours to elevate student attainment and enhance the competitive sports programme
- Lead and supervise sports-based after-school clubs, contributing to the development of extra-curricular offerings
- Promote an active lifestyle by organising and leading games during lunchtimes, encouraging student participation
Behaviour Management:
- Contribute to the implementation of an effective behaviour management strategy, applying it consistently and fairly
- Reinforce positive behaviour and establish clear boundaries to maintain a conducive learning environment
Community Engagement:
- Develop positive relationships with parents, carers, and families by adopting a partnership approach
- Maintain and share accurate information with families where appropriate to support student development
Resource Management:
Organise and prepare materials and resources for lessons to ensure a smooth and efficient learning process
Where you'll work
Kirkmanshulme Lane
Manchester
M12 4WB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Your 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.
Your training plan
You will be working towards a Teaching Assistant Level 3 Standard and a PE technical certificate. You may also be required to work towards maths and English Functional Skills.
The course is delivered as work-based learning and will not require day release.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
St Peter’s RC High School is a community founded on mutual love and care for the individual in which the Faith of the Church underpins all our activities.
After this apprenticeship
There may be a possibility that an offer of full-time employment can be made on completion of your qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
Louisa Barby
Apprenticeshiprecruitment@hoet.co.uk
01788568425
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319792.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Sunday 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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