Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Sheffield (S12 4QE)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Birley Spa Primary Academy a busy Primary School with a nursery serving the local community. They are looking for a dedicated and aspiring Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join their busy team. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience whilst working towards a level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£12,759.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Wage rises to National Minimum Wage after 12 months if over 19 years old
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 15:30, with a 30 minute break for lunch.
32.5 hours per week total.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 21 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Support for the Pupil:
- Help with the care and support of pupils by supporting children’s communication and intellectual development and physical, emotional and social development. To contribute to the planning to meet children’s development needs.
- Contribute to the health and well-being of pupils through the support of safeguarding for pupils by ensuring a safe environment, and following policies & procedures at all times.
- Assist with the personal and intimate care of pupils.
- To support children and young people with SEND, supporting them to actively participate in learning activities. To liaise with parent/carers/outside agencies as required.
Support for the Teacher:
- Help with classroom resources and records by maintaining confidentiality of information at all times and ensuring resources are in place for when they are required.
- Contribute to the management of pupil behaviour by encouraging positive behaviour in the classroom, referring to senior colleagues as appropriate.
- Escort and assist pupils on educational visits and out of school activities.
Support for the Curriculum:
- Support the school curriculum including literacy and numeracy activities by using strategies and techniques for promoting learning.
- Provide support for learning activities within the teaching and learning programme, monitoring the effectiveness of activities in promoting pupils’ learning and modifying these where necessary.
- Support pupils to use ICT materials and resources effectively to advance their learning.
Support for the School:
- Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents through effective communication and providing support for pupils, colleagues and parents as required.
- Willingness to keep up to date with professional practice by maintaining an up-to-date understanding of the requirements of the role and individual responsibilities.
Where you'll work
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Jermyn Crescent
Sheffield
S12 4QE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
- Teaching Assistant level 3.
- 20% off the job training.
- Tutor support via online platform.
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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
Birley Spa is a passionate community of life-long learners who strive for excellence. We are inspired by each other’s achievement and success. We are constantly developing and updating our resources and curriculum to offer our pupils the best opportunities possible to enable them to succeed now and in the future.
After this apprenticeship
- Possible permanent position on completion of the apprenticeship.
- Level 5 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
louise.mcmeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344683.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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