Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
MONKTON INFANT SCHOOL
SOUTH SHIELDS (NE34 9SD)
Closes in 22 days (Friday 24 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Monkton Infant School are looking to appoint an outstanding, passionate and committed individual to join their school. The primary role of the teaching assistant is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils' learning and stay on track in order to make progress in their development.
- 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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Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, some flexibility needed due to needs of school and activities.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 October 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
- Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one-to-one basis or in small groups
- Support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
- Support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting pupil positive behaviour
- Listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one-to-one
- Guide and monitor pupils progress
- Carry out administrationduties, such as preparing classroom resources
- Look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset
- Provide support outside of your normal classes, such as helping during exams and covering absences
Where you'll work
MONKTON COUNTY INFANT SCHOOL H
ST. SIMON STREET
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE34 9SD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TYNE COAST COLLEGE
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
The day release to college will be at South Tyneside College in South Shields, one day per week (to be agreed). This will cover the standard 20% training time needed to complete the apprenticeship.
More training information
All training done via Tyne Coast College (South Tyneside).
Apprenticeship will consist of day release to college, in-house mentoring and training.
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Passing a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check will be required prior to starting role.
About this employer
this School and our Nursery. Monkton Infants is a caring and happy school where all children are given the opportunity to achieve to their maximum potential within a safe and stimulating environment. The staff know every child and work hard to ensure their individual needs are met in every way possible.
After this apprenticeship
A potential full time position on completion of the apprenticeship and satisfactory reviews.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TYNE COAST COLLEGE
Anthony Kelly
Akelly@tynecoast.ac.uk
07747461209
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344627.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Friday 24 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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