Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship
Cookley Sebright Primary School
Kidderminster (DY10 3TA)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 January 2026
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Summary
As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will support teachers in delivering high-quality education and creating a positive learning environment for pupils. You’ll assist with classroom activities, help manage behaviour, and provide one-on-one or small group support to students.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Apprenticeship wage for duration of course.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30AM - 5PM, 37.5 hours per week.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
This hands-on role is ideal for individuals passionate about education, looking to gain practical experience while working towards a Level 3 TA qualification.
- Assist with classroom activities
- Help manage behaviour
- Provide one-on-one support or small group support to students.
- Promote the values of the school
Where you'll work
Lea Lane
Cookley
Kidderminster
DY10 3TA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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
Cookley Sebright Primary School.
Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week, Hours - 8.30AM - 5PM.
Pay rate £7.55 - £12.21.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language and Literature (grade C)
- Mathematics (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Patience
Other requirements
Safeguarding Statement.
This authority/organisation is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, requiring all staff and volunteers to uphold this commitment.
As part of the safer recruitment, you will require an enhanced DBS. This will be applied for by the employer if successful.
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
About this employer
Cookley Sebright Primary School has been at the heart of its community since 1849. We take children from the age of 3 (into our Nursery) until the age of 11 (Year 6). The children are at the centre of all that we do and we believe that every child deserves to be
happy, feel valued and experience success.
We strive every day to provide a range of opportunities to promote learning, to make learning fun and to excite so that our pupils can achieve their very best during their time here at Cookley Sebright Primary School. Our values of Enjoy, Discover, Achieve are evident throughout our school.
We are extremely fortunate to have a well-equipped building (classrooms built in 2014) and a fantastic outside space. We take great pride in the fact that we have a happy and inclusive school in which we encourage respect for each other and respect for the environment. We encourage resilience and an enjoyment of learning to enable our children to become independent learners.
https://www.cookleysebright.co.uk/welcome/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Pathway to becoming a classroom leader and qualified teacher status.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008544.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)