Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Ruskin Community High School
Ruskin Rd, Crewe (CW2 7JT)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 November 2025
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Summary
To support the teaching staff and work with other support staff to enhance the development and education of our students in accordance with the aims and policies of the school.
- Wage
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£13,348.40 to £21,587.28, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.15pm
34 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 3 December 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
Main Responsibilities:
- Using acquired skills, support and deliver learning activities and contribute to the development of work programmes to facilitate effective teaching and learning
- Provide input into the planning and evaluation of learning activities for individuals and groups of pupils to enable the teaching staff to make informed decisions when developing their plans
- Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of pupils both in and out of the classroom (including educational visits) to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development in accordance with the school's behaviour management policy
- Monitor individual pupil’s progress, achievements and development and report these to the teaching staff/line manager to inform decisions taken regarding the Individual Education Plan, Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes for a pupil
- Liaise with parents and carers in conjunction with the teaching staff to ensure effective communication concerning the pupils' well being
- Record pupil information as specified by the teaching staff/line manager to ensure that schools’ information systems are maintained
- Attend to the personal and physical needs of pupils so that their well being is maintained
- Prepare and maintain learning resources and ensure that the classroom is kept tidy so that the needs of the lesson plans are met in a safe learning environment, which complies with relevant health and safety requirements
- Display and present the pupils' work under the direction of teaching staff, so that it enhances the classroom environment and celebrates achievement
- Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training development work and staff reviews as required
Where you'll work
Ruskin Rd, Crewe
CW2 7JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
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
- The candidate will follow a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
- This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South and West
- If the candidate does not hold GCSE grades A*-C (9-4) or equivalent, they will be required to complete a Level 2 Functional Skills in the relevant subjects
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Ruskin Community High School is a happy and inclusive environment, where students and teachers enjoy learning together. We have a clear vision for the school, which aims to establish a partnership between parents and teachers in order for all of our students to achieve success. A strong supportive partnership between parents and our school is important to us and our values. We are an extremely popular school of choice which has resulted in the school being oversubscribed for several years now. Ruskin is certainly a good school of choice and it is evident that our students are proud of themselves and the school. Our students and staff work well together and high-quality teaching and learning is our priority. As a school community, we are tolerant and inclusive, creating a purposeful learning environment which our students enjoy. Learning together: Achieving high standards is fundamental to our provision for students and is at the heart of our ambition for our school community.
After this apprenticeship
- Teaching Assistant grade 5 or higher
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Becky Smythe
becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349179.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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