Teaching Assistant Apprentice
ST EDWARDS CE VA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ROMFORD (RM1 4BT)
Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 November 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an apprentice Teaching Assistant who is flexible and happy to work in different settings, including supporting children at lunchtime where necessary. The role will be either class based or in our special sunshine provision for children who require particular support throughout the day.
- Wage
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£12,760 a year
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The actual salary for this position is £ 9,408.00 (pro-rated).
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm,
including 30-minute lunch break.
33 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 9 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
You will be assisting our teaching staff as required with learning resources, interventions and supporting children with additional needs to help them thrive in the classroom.
All our Teaching Assistant roles involve flexibility and may involve working in a class-based environment or with SEN / SEMH children, either in class or in our SEN Classroom.
We would like to appoint someone who:
- Is enthusiastic, confident and able to show initiative
- Is an effective communicator with pupils and staff
- Possesses good literacy and numeracy skills
- Is able to deal with a child’s medical, physical, emotional and behavioural needs
- Has a good understanding of the barriers to learning that children can have and how to overcome them
- An excellent team player
Where you'll work
HAVERING DRIVE
ROMFORD
RM1 4BT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEW CITY 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
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - (Standard)
- Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours
- Day release to attend New City College, Ardleigh Green campus (RM11 2LL)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4 (or A*-C))
- Maths (grade 9-4 (or A*-C))
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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
St Edward’s is a very special place with a distinctive Christian ethos. Our staff, parents and our governors are very proud of our school with its excellent team of dedicated teachers, support staff and its enthusiastic and caring children. All come together to create a lively and engaging atmosphere in which to work, teach and learn. Whilst we are inclusive in appointing staff of all faiths and none, we require staff to uphold and participate in our school’s Christian life. Our children are keen to learn and to be involved in the running of their school. A walk through the school will allow you to see their amazing artwork and sporting achievements and their views are aired and shared via our various pupil voice groups.
After this apprenticeship
- Possibility of a full-time role upon successful completion of the apprenticeship depending upon the needs of the school at that time.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW CITY COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000315.
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Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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