Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Latimer Primary School
Leicester (LE7 7AW)
Closes in 24 days (Friday 28 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 November 2025
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Summary
We are looking to appoint a teaching assistant apprentice who is keen to continue their educational journey while beginning a career in education. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic; ambitious; highly motivated and conscientious, have the ability to work well in a team and be able to act on their own initiative.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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This role is TERM TIME ONLY, working 39 weeks per year, the actual salary is £7.55 per hour X 35 hours per week = £11,798 per annum. Pay to increase to national minimum wage for age group, following 12 months.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 3.30pm with a 30minute lunchbreak
Term time only (inc. INSET days)
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 7 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
Under the direction and support, usually, of a teacher, duties and responsibilities will include:
- Providing support to the class teacher in the delivery of learning activities to the whole class, small groups or individual pupils, including those with special educational needs
- Providing feedback on pupils’ engagement, achievement and progress against class, group and individual learning objectives and targets
- Providing support to pupils to improve their number and literacy skills through focused learning activities and more generally across the curriculum
- Delivering interventions to small groups and individuals to accelerate progress in targeted areas
- Helping to prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment
- Interacting with and responding positively and professionally with pupils, families and colleagues
- Following the school’s policies and procedures. Particularly, those in relation to safeguarding our pupils and their families
- Providing support to pupils throughout the school day including less structure times such as break, lunch and extended school
- Preparing and utilising IT resources and equipment to support pupils’ learning
- Preparing and supporting the use of learning resources and equipment to enable access to learning by all pupils regardless of a protective characteristic
Where you'll work
Latimer Street
Anstey
Leicester
LE7 7AW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
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 Apprenticeship Standard:
- A mixture of blended learning in the workplace and taught delivery every other Friday afternoon at the Loughborough College (optional term time only)
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
- Attendance to Loughborough College for Functional Skills (if required)
- On-the-job training
- Off-the-job 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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
A genuine interest in working with children, especially those who are vulnerable or have special educational needs. Good communication skills and a willingness to learn.
About this employer
Latimer Primary School is set on a large school site in Anstey, Leicestershire. With upwards of 350 pupils, we offer a holistic curriculum for pupils between 4 and 11 years old. At Latimer Primary School our ethos of ‘Developing Responsibility; Caring about Achievement’ and values embodied by our ‘Simple Truths’ is central to everything we do. It is modelled by everybody in our school and guides all our approaches to behaviour, our curriculum and our wider school community. Our children take responsibility for their learning, their behaviour, and their role in the community- whilst achieving their best possible outcomes through high-quality innovative teaching. Our ethos is lived by everybody at Latimer. From the children, to the class teachers, leaders, parents, wider staff and governors enabling our children to leave Latimer as responsible young people who have achieved their full potential.
https://www.latimerprimary.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Term-time hours (including INSET days) Flexible working hours may be considered for the right candidate
After this apprenticeship
- This position is suitable for a candidate who wishes to progress to a learning support or teaching assistant in a primary setting
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Sophia Cleaver
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349218.
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Closes in 24 days (Friday 28 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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