Teaching Assistant Apprentice
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
Bristol (BS48 2NP)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 9 January 2026)
Posted on 18 December 2025
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Summary
The children, staff and governors are seeking to appoint an excellent teaching assistant apprentice who is committed to promoting high standards of teaching and learning within an exciting and motivating learning environment, where children have fun and enjoy learning
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday (Term time only)
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 February 2026
- 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
Working closely with the teacher, you will support with supervising the activities of pupils during the school teaching periods and seasonal breaks within the school, including both indoor and outdoors areas, ensuring a safe environment is maintained at all times.
Support to the pupil(s):
- Develop and apply knowledge and understanding of pupils’ general learning needs to ensure that support is given to them at an appropriate level.
- Supporting pupils with literacy and numeracy tasks, clarifying, and explaining instructions
- Support pupils to use ICT and other equipment to enhance learning
- Motivate and encourage pupils to concentrate on and fulfil the tasks set, to help them become independent learners.
- To provide support, care, and supervision of pupils within the classroom, within the school and outside of the school.
- To provide support for pupils’ personal needs to ensure a safe learning environment. This may include providing some direct personal care, support, and assistance to the pupil in respect of toileting, eating and mobility.
- To work with pupil groups, using a range of strategies to gain acceptance and inclusion of pupils with special educational needs.
Support to the school:
- To assist in the preparation for educational visits, and where appropriate accompany/supervise students undertaking off-site activities.
- To attend and contribute to school staff meetings and in-service training within contracted hours or outside normal hours by agreement.
- To assist in the supervision of Standard Assessment Tasks and tests / assessments as directed.
- To supervise pupils using cloakrooms, showers, and toilet facilities. Supervise pupils in playgrounds and when entering and leaving using school transport.
- To follow school procedures and report any concerns to the Headteacher, for example health and safety risks.
- To adhere to and execute school policy and procedure where appropriate
Support to the teacher:
- To assist in preparing and maintaining the learning environment to support teaching staff in the development of learning strategies.
- To upkeep data files, catalogue resources, maintain inventories, photocopy, record TV programmes and use I.T. systems for administration and educational purposes.
- To assist in the preparation, organisation and maintenance of classrooms and their equipment, including assistance with and creation of displays, make basic visual aids, art and craft materials, mount, and display pupils’ work.
Support to the curriculum:
- To support the use of ICT in the classroom - Work with and support pupils to ensure they are able to use ICT and other specialist equipment to enhance their learning.
- Undertake learning activities with pupils of varying abilities to ensure differentiation and access to the curriculum.
- Contribute to the implementation of the National and/or Foundation Curriculum and specific individual pupil targets and/or group targets.
- Typically, there will be some requirement to work with pupils, either individually or in groups, who have some special educational needs, learning difficulty, disability, or exhibit occasional behavioural problems. This may include pupils with a high learning ability (‘gifted /talented’)
Where you'll work
Pound Lane
Nailsea
Bristol
BS48 2NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
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
During this advanced apprenticeship, you will learn a vast range of knowledge, skills and behaviours, covering topics such as safeguarding, establishing positive relationships, supporting development and so much more.
You will undertake the ground-breaking Professional Apprenticeships Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification. Professional Apprenticeships are an Ofsted Outstanding training provider and hold the title of Bristol and Bath Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year for 2021.
The programme is designed to mould you into a high-level, all-rounded Teaching Assistant. You will learn in detail about delivering teaching, promoting engagement, preparing resources and so much more.
These modules are designed to jump-start your career and make you stand out in an increasingly competitive field, boosting your future earning potential.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Life-Long Learning, Community and Friendship; the development of this for all learners, sits at the core of our school. We are committed to all children experiencing.
After this apprenticeship
Staff development is key and you can look forward to exciting career progression opportunities beyond the apprenticeship for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005872.
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Closes in 21 days (Friday 9 January 2026)
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