Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Shustoke C of E Primary School
Birmingham (B46 2AU)
Closes in 22 days (Friday 12 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 May 2026
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Summary
As a teaching assistant apprentice, you will support teaching staff in the classroom and be involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of pupils’ individual progress. You may also support individual children in class, and work with small groups of children within or outside the classroom.
- Wage
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£13,520 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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If after 12 months of your apprenticeship and you are aged 19 or over, you will be paid the National Minimum Wage for your age.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 3.30pm (with half an hour break each day).
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 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
To work under the direction of the teacher to raise pupil attainment and maintenance of a well-ordered environment. You will work closely with children to enable them to access a full and rich curriculum within which they can make progress.
Your work will include:
- Implementing strategies to support pupils, such as giving further explanations, adapting work, prompting or encouraging concentration and participation
- Assisting with the assessment and recording of pupil progress
- Delivering planned activities to a small group or individual pupils
- Organising materials and resources for lessons
- Promoting inclusive education and integration and helping in the development of relationships by encouraging appropriate interaction between pupils
- Supporting the class teacher in managing behaviour and promoting good behaviour around the school
- Liaising with the class teacher about individual children’s learning
- Undertaking playground duties as part of a rota
- Attending training and meetings
- Complying with the procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and reporting concerns to an appropriate person
- Undertaking any other duties reasonably required by the class teacher or Head teacher
Where you'll work
Forge Road
Shustoke, Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 2AU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HEART OF ENGLAND 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 be trained in their workplace. They will also have an assigned Educator from Heart of England Training who they will meet with regularly.
Requirements
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
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
The applicant will need to complete a school application form.
Shustoke C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undergo an enhanced DBS clearance, medical clearance, provide two successful references and original evidence of qualifications.
Shustoke is not served with a regular bus service; therefore, the applicant will need to have access to transport.
About this employer
Shustoke C of E Primary School is a warm and welcoming primary school set in a delightful rural setting. We are a small primary school with one class per year from Reception through to Year 6. We currently have 176 pupils on roll. Our school’s philosophy is centred on the development of the whole child. We aim to enable all children to achieve success intellectually and personally so that they grow up to be happy, confident, responsible citizens of the future. Shustoke is a school that lives out its core values of respect, hope, compassion, perseverance, wisdom, and forgiveness. We want our children to experience life in all its fullness These are modelled by adults and apparent in pupils’ behaviour and attitudes. Our values and vision permeate all of the school’s work, as a result the school is a happy, purposeful environment with a clear moral purpose for education.
After this apprenticeship
There may be an opportunity for a permanent role after the apprenticeship. However, this is not guaranteed.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033060.
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Closes in 22 days (Friday 12 June 2026 at 11:59pm)