Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
WOLVERHAMPTON (WV10 0BB)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 July 2025
Contents
Summary
We have a great opportunity for a Teaching Assistant apprentice to work at one of our wonderful schools in Wolverhampton. The apprentice will work in the classroom, with the teacher to support access to learning for pupils and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and classroom.
- Wage
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£17,871 a year
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday hours TBC
32 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 3 September 2025
- 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
The apprentice to have 12 monthly Performance Management/Appraisals to support on-going development in line with the school staff procedures and Apprenticeship standard.
They must have opportunities to move around the different year groups/key stages and not being based in nursery.
They must have opportunities to support SEND children/pupils.
They must be involved with the planning, delivering and evaluating pupil learning alongside of the teacher.
They must be involved in pupil assessment including formative and summative assessment procedures.
They must have opportunities to interact with technology.
The Apprentice is given opportunities to take part INSET training and other developmental opportunities to enhance their job role.
Support pupils’ well-being whilst embedding the importance of Online safety and ensure pupils are using technology safely Contribute to a range of assessment processes.
Use school computer systems, including specialist software.
Support for Pupils:
- Attend to pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes including, social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
- Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Develop strategies to support and encourage pupils to move towards independent learning, including scaffolding and open questioning
Support for the Teacher:
- Prepare classroom as directed for lessons, clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupil's work
- Be aware of pupil problems/progress/achievements and report to the teacher as agreed
- Undertake basic pupil record keeping as requested
- Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate
- Deliver interventions and small group teaching in accordance with training given and planned parameters
- Work closely with teachers to ensure own contribution aligns with the teaching
Where you'll work
WODEN ROAD
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV10 0BB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WALSALL 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
Teaching Assistant Level 3.
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
St Andrew's is a school which is committed to providing a high quality education alongside strong pastoral provision. The Christian faith is shared and celebrated and other faiths are valued and respected resulting in strong relationships with families and our community. Through providing pupils with a wide range of memorable experiences alongside a progressive topic led curriculum we enable pupils to become life-long motivated learners with a thirst for knowledge. We hope that your links with St Andrew's are happy and successful.
After this apprenticeship
A potential permanent role upon successful completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALSALL COLLEGE
Eleana Ewins
eewins@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332889.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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