Learning Mentor Apprenticeship at Chowbent Primary School
INSPIRE - Chowbent Primary School
Manchester (M46 9FP)
Closes on Tuesday 1 September 2026
Posted on 28 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you passionate about supporting children to achieve their best and looking to start a rewarding career in education? Chowbent Primary School is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our dedicated team.
- 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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Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 3 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
As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will play an important role in supporting pupils' wellbeing, behaviour and engagement in learning. Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting pupils on a one-to-one basis and within small groups to meet their social, emotional and behavioural needs.
- Assisting with the delivery of the school's pastoral care and pupil support programmes.
- Helping to develop and implement mentoring, behaviour and intervention plans.
- Identifying pupils who may benefit from additional support and referring concerns to appropriate staff.
- Monitoring pupil progress and maintaining accurate records against agreed targets and support plans.
- Providing feedback and reports to teachers and other members of staff as required.
- Building positive relationships with teachers, parents/carers and external professionals to support pupil development.
- Supporting safeguarding and child protection procedures, ensuring all concerns are reported appropriately.
- Assisting with the coordination and delivery of intervention programmes for vulnerable pupils.
- Supporting pupils who require additional supervision or are following alternative timetables.
- Maintaining accurate and confidential pastoral and safeguarding records.
- Encouraging positive behaviour, good attendance and active participation in learning.
- Contributing to a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment where all pupils can thrive.
- Attending staff meetings, training sessions and professional development activities to enhance your skills and knowledge.
Where you'll work
Laburnum Street
Atherton
Manchester
M46 9FP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) (grade C/4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Pre-employment Checks: Please be aware that the successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List check, right-to-work verification and any other checks required in line with safeguarding legislation and Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
About this employer
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
- This role may also provide progression opportunities into pastoral, safeguarding, inclusion or wider educational support roles
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045185.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 1 September 2026