Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Swain House Primary School
Bradford (BD2 1JL)
Closes in 21 days (Monday 22 June 2026)
Posted on 1 June 2026
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Summary
Launch your education career as a Teaching Assistant. Work under teaching staff to provide work, care, and support programs, ensuring pupils access learning. Assist the teacher with classroom and pupil management while completing the Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship standard.
- Wage
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£13,104 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 to Friday school hours with a day release to Shipley College on a Thursday.
Please discuss the hours with the employer at interview. This position is term time only.
31 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
Prime Objectives of the Post:
To support the class teacher in the management of pupils in the classroom, and other senior staff on a range of teaching and learning experiences which deliver an appropriately differentiated and suitably challenging creative curriculum for all pupils whilst meeting statutory requirements
Demands:
- Will assist in maintaining the good discipline of pupils throughout school
- Will recognise and challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation and any form of abuse, ensuring compliance with the relevant school policy and procedures
- Acting as a role model, will establish productive and constructive working relationships with pupils, setting high expectations, motivating and interacting with them, being aware of their individual needs, supporting difference and ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop whilst responding appropriately
- Will have the ability to cope with the requirements of the post, which may include working with pupils who have emotional/behavioural/physical difficulties
- Will contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
- Will appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- Be vigilant and sensitive to any child protection/safeguarding concerns that arise, reporting any concerns to the designated officer
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the management of pupils in the learning environment
- Assist in the planning of learning activities
- Will administer routine tests, invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work
- Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes appropriate to the pupil’s needs
- Will supervise and support pupils consistently at all times including those with special needs; recognising and responding to their individual needs
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans and Personal Care Programmes; attending to the pupils’ personal needs and maintaining related personal programmes with the correct use of care materials including the safety and well being of the pupils, therapy and medical intervention needs of the pupil and first aid, paying attention to social, health, physical and welfare matters as well as high standards of cleanliness and hygiene e.g. washing, dressing, toileting, and, if applicable, mobility
- For posts working with pupils who are physically less able, it may be necessary to be able to physically assist the pupil in line with school polices and good practice
- Promote and reinforce the inclusion, acceptance and integration of all pupils, including those with specific and special needs and those from different cultures and/or with a different first language as appropriate
- Set challenging and demanding expectations whilst promoting self-esteem and encouraging pupils to act independently as appropriate as well as interact and work co-operatively with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Will prepare, create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment to meet the lesson plans. Take responsibility for the care, preparation, maintenance and use of relevant equipment, assisting pupils in its use and clearing/storage afterwards
- Will be aware of pupil progress, monitor/record pupil responses against pre-determined learning objectives as well as provide accurate, constructive and detailed feedback/reports to the teacher and pupils
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own actions whilst supporting the teacher in managing this
Where you'll work
Radcliffe Avenue
Bradford
BD2 1JL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHIPLEY 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
Training by day release at Shipley College on a Thursday including regular assessor workplace visits to support the training
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4+, A*-C or L2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4+, A*-C or L2 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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Please ensure you have: Researched the role, the location of the school and Shipley College
- A DBS criminal record check and eligibility to work in the UK will be required
- All applicants will be asked to submit a current, relevant CV and attend an information advice and guidance session at Shipley College
About this employer
Here at Swain House we are committed to providing the best educational experience for all of our pupils. The focus in our school is on giving all pupils the opportunity to achieve their full potential. This means providing exciting lessons so they make the best progress they can in their studies but also providing guidance and support so they can develop as happy, well-balanced individuals who can make the right decisions for themselves.
After this apprenticeship
- As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the Educational sector, including Teaching Assistant, Cover, Supervisor, Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Teacher
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHIPLEY COLLEGE
Petras Puodziunas
apprenticeships@shipley.ac.uk
01274327390
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034435.
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Closes in 21 days (Monday 22 June 2026)
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