Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

POPE FRANCIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

LIVERPOOL (L22 0PJ)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 November 2025

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Summary

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy are looking for a career driven candidate to join their team. Your role will be to work under the guidance of teaching staff and the SENCO to support the learning, progress, and inclusion of pupils, with additional needs, ensuring that all pupils can access the curriculum and achieve success.

Wage

£9,815 to £15,873, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 15:00

25 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 13 December 2025

Duration

1 year 4 months

Positions available

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 Pupils:

  • Assist pupils in accessing the curriculum and encourage their independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion
  • Provide targeted support to individuals or small groups, including those with SEND or additional needs
  • Promote positive behaviour in line with academy policy and Gospel values
  • Encourage pupils to engage in learning activities and help them to stay on task

Support for Teachers:

  • Work closely with teachers to implement lesson plans and learning activities
  • Assist in preparing and maintaining learning resources, materials, and classroom displays
  • Provide feedback on pupils’ progress and behaviour to the teacher/SENCO
  • Help to maintain an orderly and purposeful learning environment

Support for the Curriculum:

  • Deliver specific learning interventions under the direction of the teacher or SENCO
  • Support literacy, numeracy, and other subject-based activities.
  • Assist with the use of ICT and other learning aids to support pupil progress

Support for the Academy:

  • Contribute to the Catholic life of the school by upholding and promoting its ethos and values
  • Accompany staff and pupils on educational visits, Mass, liturgies, and other academy activities
  • Supervise pupils at break/lunchtimes as required
  • Undertake professional development relevant to the role
  • Respect confidentiality in relation to all matters involving the school community

General Requirements:

  • Support and actively promote the Catholic ethos and mission of the academy
  • Attend staff meetings, INSET, and training as directed
  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, health & safety, confidentiality, and equal opportunities
  • Undertake other duties commensurate with the role and grade as required

Where you'll work

2ND FLOOR BURLINGTON HOUSE
CROSBY ROAD NORTH
LIVERPOOL
L22 0PJ

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 Apprenticeship Standard 
  • 20% off the job training 
  • Tutor support via online platform

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this employer

Our Catholic Multi Academy Trust is the cornerstone of the Archdiocesan strategy to enable every school to become part of a multi academy trust in the near future. The Pope Francis CMAT will become the MAT for Sefton which will provide a strong platform for expansion

https://www.sacredheartcatholicacademy.org/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Permanent role considered on completion of the apprenticeship
  • Level 5 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship avaialble

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000254.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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