Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship at Westfield Primary School, Radstock
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Radstock (BA3 3XX)
Closes in 11 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 June 2025
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Summary
As an apprentice teaching assistant you will be required to support children within the class to access their learning, sometimes adapting it or reframing it to help them. You will be trained to take small groups for additional learning - this might be phonics, reading, improving a piece of writing, number work or pre-teaching vocabulary.
- Wage
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£12,170.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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This role is term time only and therefore the advertised salary is pro-rata based on the term-time only nature of this role. Annual gross salary £10845.58
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 12noon,
12.30pm - 3.15pm.
Term time.
31 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
A classroom teaching assistant supports the teacher to help children to achieve their potential.
The role will include:
- Supporting children with daily school routines
- Supporting children to access learning within the classroom
- Hearing children read
- Planning and leading some intervention groups (once ready to do so)
- Supporting children's emotional wellbeing
- Upholding the school's vision and values
- Working within the classroom/ year group team
You will be able to communicate clearly in spoken and written English and will be able to support and reinforce learning. A solid qualification in English and maths is therefore essential.
Where you'll work
Westfield Primary School
Longfellow Road
Radstock
BA3 3XX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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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
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check. Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport.
About this company
Westfield is a large, lively, vibrant school which currently has 380 children aged 2 - 11 years on roll. Our school motto is “Learning at Westfield School leads to a life full of choice” as we all believe that instilling a love of learning and developing different learning skills is vital in preparing children for their future lives.
After this apprenticeship
Following successful completion of this apprenticeship there may be the opportunity for permanent employment at this school or another within the Trust.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
SS&L the training provider
enquiries@sslcourses.co.uk
0330 332 7997
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325713.
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Closes in 11 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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