Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (Level 3)
Christ Church C of E Primary School
Chadderton (OL9 9ED)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 30 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 January 2026
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Summary
To work under the guidance of designated teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle.
- Wage
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£12,563.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm (some after and before school clubs)
32 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 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
Support for Pupils:
- Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- To assist supervising and supporting pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and that all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
- To assist promoting inclusion and acceptance of all pupils in the classroom by encouraging them to interact with each other and to engage in activities led by the teacher
- To assist promoting self-esteem and encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate. To assist in providing feed-back on pupils’ personal needs as appropriate
Support for Teachers:
- To assist in supporting the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate
- To assist supporting pupils to understand instructions
- To assist gathering, reporting information from/to parents/carers as directed
- To assist supporting pupils in respect of local and national learning strategies, eg literacy, numeracy, early years, as directed by the teacher
- Be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed
- Under the direction of the teacher prepare resources for lessons and clear afterwards
- Assist with the display of pupils’ work
- Under the direction of the teacher undertake pupil record keeping, to observe assessment
- Provide routine clerical support for teachers e.g. photocopying, filing, collection money, checking deliveries and placing goods in stock and maintaining records of stock
Support for the School:
- Be aware of and comply with policies relating to child protection, health & safety, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the Headteacher
- Contribute to the overall work and ethos of the school
- Appreciate and support the role of other people in the team
- Attend and participate in meetings as required
- Develop oneself through training and other learning activities including performance management as required
- Assist with the supervision of pupils out of directed lesson time, including before and after school if appropriate and within working hours
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visit, trips and out of school activities as required
- To undertake any reasonable duties as requested by the Headteacher
Where you'll work
Christ Church C of E Primary School
Crawley Way
Chadderton
OL9 9ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE OLDHAM 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
- Teaching Assistant Level 3
- Attend Oldham College one day per week
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent)
- Maths (grade Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent)
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
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
About this employer
Christ Church Primary is a voluntary aided Church of England School for children aged 4 to 11. Committed to providing a high standard of education and also to sharing the Christian faith in such ways that children recognise it's worth. We see learning to be at the heart of everything we do and our vision is that all learners become successful in what they choose to do. The school is at the heart of the community, where children really matter and every child's ability is recognised, developed and rewarded. We nurture our children through guidance and support and endeavour to help them succeed on their learning journey which is underpinned by the school values of Confident, Caring & Committed.
https://www.christchurchchad.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Any successful apprenticeship who demonstrates the ability and necessary skills to carry out the role of a L3 TA to a high standard, would be considered for any permanent vacancy that may arise in the school. This would be part of a further recruitment process.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008979.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 30 January 2026 at 11:59pm)