St Mary's CEVC Primary School Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Somerset Council
Bridgwater (TA6 7LX)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 20 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Support teaching and learning by working with staff at St Mary's CEVC Primary School to raise pupil achievement, promote independence and inclusion, and provide individual or group support to help pupils access the curriculum and succeed.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 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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From Monday to Friday, term time only, shifts TBC.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 9 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
- Work with the adults in class to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
- Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement
- Build positive relationships with the pupils, promoting high self-esteem, independence and social inclusion
- Promote high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy
- Assist with the development and delivery of individual education, support and care plans if applicable.
- Support the pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’ wellbeing by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and our school’s Child Protection policy
- Look after children who are upset or have had accidents
- Provide 30 minutes of lunchtime supervision, assisting children with their lunch or supervising play outside
- Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase the pupil’s achievement
- Support the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aimed at helping the pupils achieve their full potential in all areas of learning
- Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities
- Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
- Use IT skills to advance the pupil’s learning
- Through observations, provide regular feedback to teachers on the pupils’ progress, attainment and barriers to learning
- Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils, and with parents and carers under the direction of the class teacher
- Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
- Contribute to meetings with parents and carers by providing feedback on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning, as directed by teachers
- With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress, or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
- Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
Where you'll work
Oakfield Road
Bridgwater
TA6 7LX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
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
The apprenticeship training will take place weekly at Bridgwater campus, Bath Rd, Bridgwater TA6 4PZ. Working towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 and above)
- Maths (grade C/4 and above)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
St. Mary's CEVC Primary School, located in Bridgwater, is a Church of England school serving a diverse community, where children are encouraged to develop their potential in a safe and nurturing environment. The school emphasizes Christian values, with a focus on respect, responsibility, creativity, perseverance, and wisdom. They offer a broad and rich curriculum, including an on-site nursery (Little Oaks) and wrap-around care.
After this apprenticeship
Following the completion of the apprenticeship, the future prospects could include be the possibility of a full-time role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
Tash Astill
business@btc.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330039.
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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 20 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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