Apprentice Teaching Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Hull Bridge; On-site; GBP 11,000; Full time

Job summary

A national education provider is looking for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to supervise and support pupils in Early Years and SEND. The role includes providing tailored support, promoting good behaviour, and delivering intervention programmes. Candidates will receive training leading to a Level 3 qualification and must be committed to fostering a positive learning environment. This position offers a fixed-term contract with hours during term time only and provides various training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Employee Pension Scheme

Excellent training and development opportunities

Bespoke wellbeing offer

Supportive work environment

Term-time working hours

Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for pupils in Early Years and SEND.
• Set challenging expectations to promote self-esteem.
• Provide feedback on pupil attainment and behavior.
• Assist in monitoring pupils' learning progress.
• Deliver bespoke intervention and enrichment programmes.

Skills

Establishing constructive relationships

Promoting good pupil behaviour

Providing effective support

Monitoring and marking pupils’ responses

Delivering bespoke intervention programmes

Job description

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to supervise and care for pupils in Early Years and SEND.

Training leading to a level 3 qualification will be provided through a local provider. Candidates with level 3 or above are not eligible to apply.

Contract Details

Contract: 32.5 hours each week, term time only

Salary: £10,756 per annum (actual salary)

Contract type: Fixed term for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Job Requirements

• Have the ability to establish constructive relationships with pupils according to their individual needs.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents encouraging pupils to use set strategies to support independence.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations to promote self‑esteem and independence.
• Provide effective support to maximise attainment and accelerate the progress of individuals and groups of pupils.
• Assist in the monitoring and marking of pupils’ responses to learning activities, making use of the school’s tracking data, completing accurate records.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ attainment, progress, behaviour and attitudes to learning.
• Under the direction of senior staff, deliver bespoke intervention and enrichment programmes e.g. literacy, numeracy, phonics, spelling, language development, early years, social skills, emotional skills and behavioural skills, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.

Further information regarding the role can be found in the job description and person specification.

Why Choose Thanet?

Thanet Primary School, part of Horizon Academy Trust, is a caring community of children, parents, staff and governors. Together we continually strive to provide a happy, supportive and safe environment in which the unique potential in every child is realised. Our expectations are high because we are ambitious for our pupils who are encouraged and challenged to be the best they can. Our aim is for each child to become a confident, enthusiastic and independent learner, ready to take their next steps in the world. We believe that education can make a difference to lives and we are committed to working in partnership with parents and carers in order to achieve these goals.

We are very proud of our school and of our children. This post presents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to make a significant contribution to the future development of the school and to the outcomes and life chances of our students.

What We Can Offer

• The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly environment in a well‑run and respected school.
• Positive, well‑behaved and happy pupils who are eager to learn.
• A vision that is underpinned by high expectations and wanting the very best for our pupils.
• A workplace dedicated to equal opportunities.
• Employee Pension Scheme (East Riding Pension Fund).
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A bespoke wellbeing offer including a mutually agreed day to be used for your benefit.
• Term‑time hours.

Additional Information

Closing date: Sunday 11 January 2026

Shortlisting: Monday 12 January 2026

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 19 January 2026

Please consider that you have not been successful if you have not been contacted by 23 January 2026 and thank you for your interest.