Level 3 PE Teaching Assistant Apprentice - Markyate Village School and Nursery
Markyate Village School and Nursery
St. Albans (AL3 8PS)
Closes in 29 days (Monday 18 August 2025)
Posted on 17 July 2025
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Summary
Working in a school as a PE Teaching Assistant Apprentice, your role will involve supporting the class teacher during lessons, assisting the teacher in maintaining a purposeful, supportive learning environment and assisting with the delivery of extra-curricular/lunchtime activities. Within this apprenticeship there will be additional training in PE.
- Wage
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£12,019.70 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday.
Working hours to be confirmed.
Wage to be discussed at interview.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supporting teachers and students during practical work, to include setting up demonstrations and equipment, providing guidance to pupils in the development of their tasks, including the safe operation and demonstration of equipment
- To assist with overseeing the work of small groups of students engaged in practical tasks, as requested by the PE coordinator/lead and under the supervision of the classroom teacher
- Day-to-day support of lessons including preparing equipment, materials and teaching aids
- To support with efficient organisation of the work and storage areas and to ensure the cleanliness, safety and security of these areas at all times
- To assist with the delivery of extra curriculum/lunchtime activities
- Supporting with classroom activities in the morning
Where appropriate for the above activities, support staff with:
- Preparation of equipment, materials and rooms: setting out of equipment, organising team kits and transport for fixtures and curriculum activities
- Working as a team member within your school and gaining invaluable experience
Where you'll work
Cavendish Road
Markyate
St. Albans
AL3 8PS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD
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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Apprenticeship Standard (A level)
- Depending on area, you will be assigned a tutor and training will be blended - involving both virtual and face-to-face
- Training will be weekly and, off-the-job training hours will be logged
- You will be working with an E-portfolio (BUD System) and alongside your tutor you will be assigned a mentor from within your workplace
- Following a successful Gateway meeting you will move forward for an End Point Assessment - Upon successful completion of the EPA you will achieve a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
- Functional skills if required
- Your tutor will visit for observations in the workplace
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
The role will be a position that allows the applicant to work with colleagues within a professional setting.
About this employer
We have a dedicated, enthusiastic and committed team of people who make up our staff, our governors and Friends of Markyate School (FOMS), who together ensure our school is a happy, exciting place where everyone is valued and respected. All those in our school community strive to provide an environment where children are actively encouraged to reach their full potential both academically and socially. Our teachers believe that every child matters and they work hard to provide high quality teaching which meets the needs of each pupil. As a result, our children become keen, engaged students who listen and question well and learn in an environment of kindness, responsibility and respect. These values are underpinned in the School's Aims and in the school motto: Together, we Aspire, Strive and Achieve. Parents and carers play a very important part in school life and we value our partnership with them. We all share responsibility for the children’s education and we look forward to working closely together so that all children can learn well. We encourage parents to become involved in the school community, to ensure that, as partners, we can promote high standards in learning, behaviour and attitudes to enable every child to reach his/her full potential. We believe Markyate Village School and Nursery is a school to be proud of; a place where children are inspired to learn and grow to be respectful, responsible and caring individuals. We wish your child a happy and successful time with our school and look forward to working with your family.
After this apprenticeship
- Level 4 Sports coach in a school setting
- Higher education pathway
- Teaching assistant
- Pathway into teaching
Working in a sector that involves initiative, leadership, communication, developing positive relationships.
Transferable skills that are invaluable in the wider world of work.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD
Adam Baker
vacancies@esfapprenticeships.co.uk
01784 222300
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332265.
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Closes in 29 days (Monday 18 August 2025)
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