Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship
Whitwell Primary School
Whitwell Worksop (S80 4NR)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 17 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 July 2025
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Summary
We would love to welcome someone who is enthusiastic, committed, hard-working and is eager to learn the skills needed. We can offer a positive working environment with supportive experienced staff. The ideal candidate will be willing to work across all ages in the school. Our Ofsted judgement is Good overall with Outstanding Provision in EYFS.
- Wage
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£12,955.80 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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Full-time including college day.
Monday to Friday 32.5 hours per week for 39 weeks for 2 years until 31.08.2027.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 4 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
- Begin in Early Years and learn about the curriculum and Good Level of Development.
- Support a new starter with additional needs.
- Meet and greet parents and children, perform all tasks relevant to the post, and follow school policies and procedures.
Where you'll work
Whitwell Primary School
Southfield Lane
Whitwell Worksop
S80 4NR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
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
The Apprenticeship Scheme is run in conjunction with a training provider to ensure that you are supported by a first-class training programme. You will attend a class or workshop once a week - either face to face or online - from one of our Adult Education Centres, located across the county, which will enable you to achieve the following qualifications:
Teaching Assistant apprenticeship Level 3
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours to enable you to enter the gateway for the End Point Assessment
Functional Skills at Level 2, English, maths, if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C or 9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
In line with the school’s Safeguarding requirements, the successful candidate will require an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this company
Whitwell Primary School is a larger than average sized school in the village of Whitwell on the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border, with approximately 250 children on roll. We have a dedicated team of staff who are committed to raising achievement and standards for all groups of children.
http://www.whitwellprimary.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of the apprenticeship will lead to consideration for any roles that are available within the council at the time.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Whitwell Primary School
Sandra Froggatt
info@whitwell.derbyshire.sch.uk
01909720251
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329489.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 17 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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