Teaching Assistant L3 Apprenticeship

ISLE EDUCATION TRUST

Kirton Lindsey North Lincolnshire (DN21 4EH)

Closes in 31 days (Monday 5 January 2026)

Posted on 4 December 2025

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Summary

Overall Purpose to work under the direction of the classroom teacher to assist in the teaching and assessment of individual, or small groups of students. Manage student behaviour and ensure a safe learning environment.

Wage

£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday Hour's tbc at the interview stage

33 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 January 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

Job Description:

  • Teach and assess individual or small groups of students within the classroom as directed by the teacher
  • To effectively manage student behaviour and any other immediate issues or emergencies that arise in accordance with academy policy
  • To support students to engage with the work provided, including providing support where necessary with literacy, numeracy and organizational skills
  • To feedback to the class teacher on student engagement in the set work and also any other issues that may have arisen
  • To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment
  • To promote positive behaviour
  • To undertake administrative duties relevant to the role
  • Work with the Exams Coordinator to ensure the orderly and efficient running of public examinations
  • To act as invigilator for both internal and external exams under formal conditions
  • When not required to undertake any responsibility falling within the above, you may be directed to provide additional support in the academy with duties of a different nature
  • Be aware of and support differentiation and ensure that pupils have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop. Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Principal, SLT or Data, Exams,

Cover and Timetabling Manager All Academy Staff Should:

  • Work with all students ensuring equality of opportunity for all
  • Take responsibility for Safety and Welfare of all students, raising any concerns following the Academy protocols and procedures
  • Work proactively and effectively in partnership with all stakeholders
  • Carry out a share of statutory supervisory duties
  • Treat students with dignity and build relationships rooted in mutual respect and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to the professional position
  • Participate in CPD relevant to the role
  • Accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English and numeracy
  • Participate in arrangements for examinations and assessments
  • Take an active role in promoting good behaviour in and around the Academy
  • Ensure that students adhere to the uniform code and apply sanctions when this code is breached
  • Develop an academy learner mind-set – the attitudes, skills and learning habits needed to become an inspired, confident and independent learner
  • Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently and effectively the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of students
  • Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues and sharing the development of effective practice with them
  • Regularly review the impact of their work and its impact on students’ progress, attainment and well-being, refining approaches where necessary and responding to advice and feedback from colleagues
  • Proactively participate with arrangements made in accordance with the Appraisal Policy
  • Have professional regard for the practice, ethos and policies of the Academy and maintain high standards in your own attendance and punctuality
  • Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the Academy
  • Contribute positively and effectively to the whole Academy ethos • Cooperate with other staff members to ensure a sharing and effective use of resources to the benefit of the Academy, individual departments and students
  • Attend and participate in appropriate calendared meetings
  • Take responsibility for own professional development and duties in relation to Academy policies and practices
  • Liaise effectively with staff, students, parents and governors

Where you'll work

Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy Cornwall Street
Kirton Lindsey North Lincolnshire
DN21 4EH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING 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

The apprentice will receive full on the job training from the employer as well as 20% off the job training, they will receive a full wrap around service from SCL

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 4)
  • 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Patience

Other requirements

This is not an exhaustive list of tasks and job descriptions will be continually reviewed and changed according to the needs of the Academy and Trust. Post holders will be expected to be flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties, which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility. This job description is provided for guidance only and does not for part of the contract of employment. Please note that the Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of their students. The successful candidate must be able to satisfy an enhanced DBS check prior to employment within the Academy together with receipt, by the Academy, of two satisfactory references plus medical clearance.

About this employer

Isle Education trust is a multi-academy trust of primary, secondary and alternative provision academies that grew from the desire to ensure that local children received the highest standards of education.

After this apprenticeship

  • The apprentice can progress on to the next level of teaching once they complete their Teaching Assistant Level 3 Qualification

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003914.

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Closes in 31 days (Monday 5 January 2026)

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