Summary
We are seeking an innovative and hardworking individual to work within Early Years. This will include support in mainstream classrooms, working with small groups of children and providing care over the lunchtime period.
Wage
£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Apprentice Minimum wage as 1st April 2025 £7.55 per hour for first 12 months. National Minimum Wage for age for the remainder of the apprenticeship if the learner is 19+.
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm. This includes 30 minutes of unpaid lunch.
37 hours a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
1 year 9 months
Positions available
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
* Supporting pupils in the classroom to support and move their learning on.
* Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes.
* To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils.
* Supporting the pupils by providing pastoral support within the school environment.
* Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters.
* Provide general support to pupils ensuring their safety.
* Accompanying teaching staff and pupil on visits and trips out of school.
* Support the teacher in the development and implementation of individual education/behaviour plans.
* Assist the teacher with the planning of learning activities.
* Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers and pupils achievement, progress, and problems.
* Supporting the curriculum.
* Supporting the school by promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children you are responsible for.
* Ensuring all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Where you’ll work
North Street
Cannock
WS11 0AZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
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
* Level 3 Teaching Assistant
* Functional Skills, if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4 and above)
* ICT (grade 4 and above)
* Mathematics (grade 4 and above)
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
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
A clear DBS check will be essential within this role. Candidates will be required to attend day release at either Cannock or Tamworth Campus. Applicants must be aware that they will be required to attend an Information Advice and Guidance session at one of our Campuses (Tamworth, Lichfield, Cannock Chase Skills and Innovation Centre, or Rodbaston) in order to progress further in this vacancy. During the session, candidates must complete baseline assessments and will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding the qualification. For the interview, please bring a reading book suitable for Nursery pupils as you will be expected to read to a group of Nursery children. This will be followed by an informal chat.