Apprentice Teaching Assistant (Level 3) Required from September 2025 Term Time Only Monday to Friday Apprentice pay £7.55 per Hour Day Release one day a week Apprentice teaching assistants have the opportunity to start working in a classroom straight away. They work with the lead classroom teacher to support students, make sure lessons run smoothly and lead smaller group activities. Teaching assistants work very closely with students and often support the same ones long term. They can have a life changing impact on the people they work with. Typical tasks include: helping pupils with their learning running activities with small groups supporting individual students to overcome challenges, such as with reading, writing or confidence. supporting students who have special educational needs and disabilities preparing the classroom with resources and displays Further Information Salway Ash Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Salway Ash is a thriving and successful school which is committed to having high standards in English and maths, has high expectations of all pupils and, through the offer of a rich and varied curriculum, provides children with some of their most cherished memories. We believe that children learn best when their learning is contextualised and through our innovative curriculum, children have lots of opportunities to learn through first-hand experiences and are excited to come to school each day. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions and would like to find out more about life at the school. For a tour of the school please contact us on 01308 488302 or e-mail the office on [email protected]