Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College is offering an apprenticeship for a Teaching Assistant role at Christ Church C of E VC Infant School in Downend. You'll engage with pupils to support their learning across various abilities, delivering tailored activities and managing behaviour while promoting a positive environment.

This role also offers training and a pathway for career progression in education. As a Teaching Assistant, you will work Monday to Friday, with significant hands-on experience supporting teachers and pupils within the classroom.

Qualifications

• Engage with pupils across various abilities and support learning.
• Promote self-belief and social inclusion through active engagement.
• Provide tailored teaching activities to ensure understanding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on a one-to-one basis.
• Support social and emotional development, reporting any issues.
• Coordinate specific areas of teaching support based on experience.

Skills

Engagement with pupils

Supporting teacher

Behaviour management

Emotional support

Administrative duties

Experience with special needs

Education

Enhanced background check (DBS)

Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

The work involves supporting children individually, in groups or as a whole class in schools and nurseries. As a TA you'll engage with pupils across a range of abilities and undertake duties that support the teacher, such as preparing the classroom.

Salary will be discussed further at Interview

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday- Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm, with one day college release.
30 hours a week

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands‑on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Teaching Assistants work in Primary, Special and Secondary education across all age ranges encompassing special educational needs and emotional vulnerabilities.

The primary role of the Teaching Assistant is to support the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning either in groups or individually, ensuring pupils understand the work set, know their learning objectives and stay on task in order to make progress.

Promoting self‑belief, social inclusion and a high self‑esteem play an integral part to pupils’ well‑being; ensuring pupils thrive in a positive, nurturing, safe environment.

It is an active role supporting the learner to access the curriculum. They are good role models, act with honesty and integrity, take part in team meetings; contribute to planning and class activities.

Promoting Fundamental British Values through spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and positive behaviours are crucial in contributing to improved pupil progress and development.

The duties will depend on your experience and training. Generally, you'll need to:

• Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils on either a one‑to‑one basis or in small groups
• Make sure that the pupils you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task during the lesson or activity
• Support the social and emotional development of pupils, reporting any issues when required
• Support the teacher in managing challenging pupil behaviour and promoting positive behaviour
• Listen to pupils read and read to pupils as a class, group or one‑to‑one
• Guide and monitor pupil progress
• Help with the planning of some lessons
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' progress
• Carry out administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources
• Look after pupils who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset
• Create art displays of pupils' artwork
• Provide support outside of your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences or going on school trips
• Help with extracurricular activity such as breakfast and after‑school clubs, homework club, revision sessions or lunchtime duties
• Supervise other support staff
• Coordinate specific areas of teaching support once you have the right level of experience

Where you’ll work

Christ Church C of E VC Infant School
Christchurch Avenue,
Downend,
BS16 5TG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS). https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role

About this company

Christ Church C of E VC Infant School in Downend, South Gloucestershire, is a highly regarded, co‑educational school. Guided by Christian values, it provides a nurturing, values‑based education focused on early reading, emotional wellbeing, and building foundational learning skills.

After this apprenticeship

• As well as ensuring full competency as a Teaching Assistant, this standard provides a foundation for potential progression into a number of career paths in the Educational sector including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Assistant Teacher and Teacher