Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
PERRY HALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Wolverhampton (WV10 8NZ)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 July 2025
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Summary
A fantastic opportunity to join our school. The role will support class learning either in groups or with individual learners ensuring that learners understand their work and their learning objectives. Support will be provided to learners with different abilities and starting points with some learners potentially having special educational needs.
- 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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Monday to Friday. Working hours to be confirmed upon appointment.
35 hours - Term time only.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- 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
- Working in partnership with other professionals to support learners
- Establish positive relationships with learners and promote positive behaviours
- Deliver individual/small group support in partnership with other professionals
- Support students’ learning across the curriculum, tailoring support to match the students’ needs
- To keep records of and mark work completed during teaching sessions led by the post holder
- Support teacher planning
- Contribute to the management of student’s behaviour and encourage the students
- Other duties as and when required
Where you'll work
Berrybrook Business Suite
Berrybrook Primary
Greenacres Avenue
Wolverhampton
WV10 8NZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WALSALL 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
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
More training information
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Monthly 1-1 session with assessor
- Weekly off the job training
- Functional skills if required
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this employer
Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust is a primary school only Trust with continued growth since its establishment in 2013. We are currently 10 academies across multiple local authorities including Worcestershire, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire.
After this apprenticeship
Given the ongoing growth of our Trust (currently 10 academies across multiple local authorities) future prospects are also growing for the right candidates.
Career progression is available for those who apply themselves to the culture and ethos of our Trust - Together We Succeed.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALSALL COLLEGE
Eleana Ewins
eewins@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328766.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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