Teaching Assistant Apprentice at Lathom Junior School
Lathom Junior School
London (E6 2DU)
Closes in 26 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 July 2025
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Summary
Lathom Junior School are looking to take on an apprentice to support children with their daily learning and activities in the class and playground.
- 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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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Day to day activities will include:
- Supporting children with their learning
- Supporting the class teacher with admin work (e.g. photocopying etc.)
- Delivering a phonics session daily
- Possible interventions with small groups of children
Playtime supervision
Where you'll work
Lathom Road
London
E6 2DU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
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
This apprenticeship is delivered as a weekly day release at our site in Stratford, E15.
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C or above)
- Maths (grade 4 / C 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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
This is a school based role. Please ensure you can commit to the role and duties before applying.
About this employer
At Lathom we believe that all our children deserve the best education we can give them. We work hard to create a successful learning culture, which will enable pupils to become informed, confident, enthusiastic, inspired and independent learners for life. We have developed an ethos where we continually try to spark children’s interest and their quality of learning is central to the school’s work and purpose. All children are encouraged to achieve their full potential and celebrate their achievement.
After this apprenticeship
- There is an opportunity to secure a permanent position after successfully completing the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331837.
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Closes in 26 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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