Apprentice Teaching Assistant

TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST

Acre Rigg Rd (SR8 2DU)

Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026)

Posted on 2 June 2026

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Summary

Are you wanting a career working with children? The primary role of the Apprentice Teaching Assistant at Acre Rigg Academy is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress. Term time only.

• Wage:

  £13,520 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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• Training course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday. 32.5 hours per week term time only.

  32 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 7 September 2026

• Duration:

  1 year

• 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

As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice at the Acre Rigg Academy, you will play a key role within a supportive and inclusive team, helping to create a positive learning environment and supporting pupils to reach their full potential.

You will develop skills, knowledge and experience of working within Education and you will also develop:

• An understanding of current statutory guidance including ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ Part 1, Safeguarding policies, prevent strategy
• Recognise different stages of child development through school e.g. transition between key stages and year groups
• Support and encourage pupils to move towards independent learning

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Foster and encourage positive, effective, nurturing and safe learning environments inspiring pupils to take pride in and learn from their individual achievements
• Recognise, adapt and respond to all pupils encompassing SEN/emotional vulnerabilities, for example, use Makaton, visual timetables
• Work closely with teachers to ensure own contribution aligns with the teaching
• Ensure regular communication with teachers to provide clarity and consistency of role within lessons
• Deliver/lead small group teaching within clearly defined/planned parameters using initiative, sensitivity and understanding
• Build appropriate relationships with colleagues, pupils, parents, adults and stakeholders
• Implement current statutory guidance including ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ Part 1, safeguarding policies, Prevent Strategy
• Undertake safeguarding training
• Support pupils’ well-being whilst embedding the importance of online safety
• Contribute to a range of assessment processes and use information effectively for example: written records
• Use specific feedback to help pupils make progress
• Apply good subject knowledge to support accurate assessment

Employee benefits include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts
• Extensive CPD and upskilling opportunities

Where you'll work

Acre Rigg Rd
SR8 2DU

Training

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

Training provider

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

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.

You will be working towards the Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship standard, which includes:

• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Functional skills in maths and English if required

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

• English Language (grade 4)
• Mathematics (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• caring

About this employer

At Acre Rigg Academy our vision is to create at school that encourages its pupils' to 'Imagine, Believe, Achieve'. Our mission is to equip our children with the skills and mindset to thrive socially, emotionally, physically and academically and then take on the world.

After this apprenticeship

• Potential opportunity for a full time position upon completion of apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Mohammad Ali

jobenquiries@justapply.co.uk

0333 444 3973

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034128.

Apply now

Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026)

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