Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3

Summary

St. Luke’s Halsall CE Primary School are looking to appoint a motivated and dedicated person to undertake a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship. To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching staff and/or senior staff and inclusive of specific individual learning needs.

Wage

£18,025 a year

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-Age 16-17 £ 11,148 (£7.78 per hour) -Age 18-20 £ 14,758 (£10.30 per hour) -Age 21+ £ 18,025 (£12.58 per hour)

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.45pm (45 minute lunch).

32 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

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

Your duties will include;

Support for the Pupil;

Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations as part of a key worker role.
Provide consistent support to all pupils, responding appropriately to individual pupil needs.
Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
Promote self-esteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement within established school procedure.
To observe and assess children in accordance with development matters.
Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils.

Support for the Teacher;

Provide minimal clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money, etc.)
Assist with the display of children’s work.
Establish and maintain an appropriate learning environment under the supervision of the teacher.
Contribute to lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate.
Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives.
Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
Be responsible for keeping and updating records in agreed format with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.
Assess routinely using observation and accurately record achievement/progress.
Promote positive values attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.
Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under teacher’s supervision.

The post holder may reasonably be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility that may be allocated from time to time.

Where you'll work

St Lukes Halsall CE Primary School
Cooks Road
Crosby
L23 2TB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

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

Qualification - Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship.
The training will be delivered at the workplace.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Mathematics (grade (4-9)(C-A*))

GCSE in:

English or equivalent (grade (4-9)(C-A*))

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

This post will be based at St Luke's Halsall CE Primary School, Cooks Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 2TB.

About this company

Sefton Council is a local authority within the Liverpool City Region. Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough and is a great place to live and work. As an employer we can offer a diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings. We offer attractive conditions of service which allow for a good work life balance and invest in our staff through our learning and development programme.

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Company benefits

The Apprentice Travelcard for 19 – 24 year olds living in the Liverpool City Region.

After this apprenticeship

Apprentice will receive on programme support from an Apprenticeship Officer and Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance support during the last 2 months of their Apprenticeship contract
Job seeking support is also included

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

The Corporate Apprenticeship Team

Apprenticeships@sefton.gov.uk

+441519344719

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327050.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 7 July 2025)

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