Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Lyde Green Primary is a fresh and exciting new school based at Lyde Green near Bristol. Our dedicated team of staff model themselves as lifelong learners and put our children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join the team to develop their career in a growing school.

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm.

35 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year 8 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

Our aim is to inspire and encourage a passion for lifelong learning in our children, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing passions to ensure that our children grow and thrive on their journey through school. Our curriculum places huge importance on reading and a love of books. It also promotes the ‘big ideas’ of diversity, society and exploration.

We value kindness, resilience and tolerance and expect our children and staff to demonstrate these values daily. We also believe in the importance of courage when trying new things, collaboration and teamwork to achieve things together and the importance of always being respectful to one another.

Duties will include:

To participate in the delivery of local and national learning strategies
To make a contribution to the planning and preparation of learning activities for students identified as needing alternative school provision
To provide the relevant teacher(s) with appropriate feedback and reports on student achievement, progress and development.
To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom. This will include providing specific support to students and contributing to the implementation and review of Individual Plans
To use ICT effectively to support learning activities and to develop students’ competence and independence in its use.
To participate, where required in the organisation or provision of supervisory arrangements for students during break times and on out-of-school activities
To comply with, promote and contribute to the review of whole school policies and procedures including those relating to child protection, behaviour management and health and safety

Where you'll work

Willowherb Road
Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7LH

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)

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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

Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
Functional skills in maths and English if required
4 Additional day courses with HOET

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade C/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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

DBS check

About this company

Mutli Academy trust made up of 7 schools, 4 secondary and 3 primary schools. This position is based at Lyde Green Primary School. Lyde Green Primary is a fresh and exciting new school based at Lyde Green near Emersons Green in Bristol. Our aim is to inspire, ignite and encourage a passion for lifelong learning, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing passions to ensure that our children grow and thrive on their journey through school.

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After this apprenticeship

There may be an opportunity for the right candidate to remain in a permanent role within the organisation and increase their level of responsibilities accordingly upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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 VAC1000329453.

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