Summary
As an Apprentice Teaching Assistant based at Sacred Heart Primary School, you will have the unique opportunity to make a positive impact in the classroom. You’ll play a vital role in supporting the teacher with various classroom activities while helping students feel encouraged and engaged.
Wage
£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
£12,473 Per Annum (National Apprenticeship Wage based on term time hours)
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
37 Paid Hours Per Week. Term Time Only. Days and times to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Start date
Monday 5 May 2025
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
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
Daily Duties will include
* Assisting with lesson planning, preparation, and delivery.
* Providing one-to-one and small group support to students.
* Preparing learning materials and classroom resources.
* Offering pastoral support to students, ensuring their well-being and engagement.
* Monitoring student progress and providing feedback to the class teacher.
* Supporting behaviour management and classroom organisation.
* Helping with extracurricular activities when required.
Where you’ll work
Sacred Heart Primary School
Convent Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 9XZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Equal to A level
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.
Your training plan
The apprenticeship is completed fully within the workplace. This means there is no requirement to attend college. Successful candidates will work closely with a training consultant here from Derwentside College who will support you with your apprenticeship training throughout. If you need to complete functional skills in maths and English, this can be completed alongside your training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4/C)
* Math (grade 4/C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
Successful candidates will need to complete CRB checks (DBS)