Teaching Assistant Apprentice
BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
West Yorkshire (BD8 9JL)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 18 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 November 2025
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Summary
Like most schools across the district, St Philips have a growing proportion of children that need additional support. They may be on the SEN register or have an EHCP in place or in progress in which you will provide valuable support.
- Wage
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£13,741 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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35 Hours Per Week
Additional Inset Training Paid as Overtime (12-18 Hours)
8.30 - 3.30
Days and shifts TBC.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 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
- Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils
- Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning
- Supporting in producing learning resources
- Support to assist in pupil supervision
- Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs
- Reporting pupil progress to line managers
- Work within the school’s policy and procedures
- Working to the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework and completing work in a timely manner
- To the accountabilities above, the apprentice may be required to undertake any of the duties normally associated with a Teaching Assistant to support with their training and development.
- Raising all concerns regarding the behaviour, progress or wellbeing or safety of pupils.
- Actively promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people by adhering to the school’s safeguarding and associated policies
- Demonstrate an understanding of legal requirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding of children and young people.
- Know how to identify abuse or neglect and follow safeguarding procedures.
Where you'll work
St Philip's CE Primary Academy
Whitby Terrace
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD8 9JL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRADFORD 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
- All work done in workplace
- Skills coach to visit every 6 weeks
- All work uploaded to Aptem
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or C)
- Maths (grade C or 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
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Time Management
- GDPR Knowledge
Other requirements
Passing a DBS Enhanced Check.
About this employer
St Philip’s CE Primary Academy is a one form entry primary academy situated at the heart of Girlington. The successful candidate will be employed by BDAT although their main place of work will be at St Philip’s. Our vision is to provide an outstanding education for the children of St Philip’s CE Primary Academy to raise expectations, aspirations and promote achievement for all in our community.
After this apprenticeship
We are unable to guarantee any permanent employment following this training.
However, we have previously been able to offer permanent roles in our team to a number of outstanding apprentices.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Nathan Roebuck
N.Roebuck@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349500.
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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 18 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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