Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Kirton Primary School
Lincolnshire (PE20 1HY)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 19 June 2026)
Posted on 5 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Join the Kirton Primary School team and train alongside professional staff to qualify as a Level 3 Teaching Assistant.
- Wage
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£12,480 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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Working week: Monday - Friday term time only to cover the school day plus up to ten twilight sessions a year. Released one afternoon a week to attend college sessions (these may be via Teams).
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
- To be involved in the planning and record keeping of children’s development
- Sharing in the care and well-being of the children throughout the nursery
- Assisting in creating a stimulating environment that enhances the children’s social and educational development
- Developing children’s social skills by supporting children in groups
- Providing support to the teacher across a range of child centred activities to promote child development and learning
- Following and implementing the school’s behaviour policy and any related policies and procedures
- Maintaining and respecting confidentiality
- Attending team meetings and training when required
- Attending college when required and keeping up to date with coursework
Where you'll work
Kirton Primary School
Station Road
Kirton, Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 1HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BOSTON 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
The apprenticeship will be delivered by Boston College, there may be requirements to attend college during the apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or C and above)
- Maths (grade 4 or C and above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
We are extremely proud of our school and our exceptional children. At our school, children are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every child can achieve great things, and we want every single one to reach their full potential. Our staff are kind, caring, and fully committed to helping each child grow, learn, and succeed.
After this apprenticeship
A career within the education sector.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Kirton Primary School
Lisa Lea
lisa.lea@kirton-boston.lincs.sch.uk
01205 722236
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035484.
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Closes in 13 days (Friday 19 June 2026)
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