Level 3
Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Ashurst Primary School · St. Helens
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- Pay
- £12,480 a year
- Hours
- 30 a week
- Length
- 15 months
- Starts
- 1 Nov 2026
- Advertised closing date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Openings
- 1 position
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
Applications are handled by Ashurst Primary School directly.
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What you would do
To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs, enabling access to learning for all pupils and assistance and support in classroom management and behaviour techniques.
Day to day
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support for the pupils
- Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
- Be aware of and respond appropriately to individual pupil needs, ensuring effective interaction.
- Provide specific support to pupils dependent upon their individual needs, ensuring their safety whilst supporting access to learning activities
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
- Promote self-esteem and independence
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher
- To provide one to one support in either a care/special needs capacity for individual pupils, as directed by the teacher
Support for the teacher
- Provide clerical/administration support (e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, data input, collecting money etc.).
- Assist with the display of children’s work.
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans.
- In liaison with the teacher, utilise strategies to support pupils in achieving learning goals.
- Report pupil achievement, progress and issues as appropriate in agreed format.
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested.
- Administer routine primary tests and invigilate exams.
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers and communicate information as required.
What you would study
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Other training
Extended service activities (Breakfast / After school / Club care)
- Close liaison with parents, school and other childcare and play related agencies.
- Provide a variety of appropriate play opportunities for children some of whom may require special attention and/or will have come from various racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
- Lead groups of children in specific sport, game craft and learning activities.
- Manage behaviour and adapt the activity to meet the needs of groups or individuals.
- Assist with preparing for activities.
- Assist with the evaluation events and activities and contribute to the development of the service including making recommendations for change and development of the activities.
- Supervise children to ensure safe use of equipment and facility without endangering themselves or other users.
- Maintain play environments to the appropriate health and safety standards and ensure its suitability for the users.
- Contribute to the corporate responsibility for continuously checking that premises, fences, gates etc. are safe, and in good repair, reporting defects promptly.
- To participate in the planning of activities and trips.
- Ensure the overall quality of the play/care environment is maintained and always appears welcoming to the users.
- Ensure the delivery of creative play opportunities in a safe and caring environment.
- Provide safe, creative appropriate play opportunities, prepare activities, organise the programme and so on.
- Encourage parental involvement and support of the club.
- Liaison with parents, schools and other childcare and play related agencies.
- All duties contained in the Council play worker job description if not detailed above.
- High expectations of all pupils; respect for their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and commitment to raising their educational achievements.
- To be responsible for improving your own practice through observation, evaluation and discussion.
- To comply with the Council’s Health and Safety Policy and associated safe working procedures and guidelines.
- To comply with the Council’s Comprehensive Equality Policy and to ensure that it is implemented within the service area of the post.
- To comply with the Council’s Information Management Framework (including the Data Protection Policy, Code of Practice and Social Media Policy).
- To comply with the Council’s Code of Conduct a fundamental aspect of which are “the Seven Principles of Public Life”, and to conduct oneself with the highest standards of conduct that they require.
Training provider: ACCESS FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
Working week
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Hours may vary depending on the school.
What you need
Skills they are looking for
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
After the apprenticeship
After completing the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, the apprentice can progress into a Teaching Assistant role, with opportunities to take on more responsibility and potentially progress towards roles such as Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) or teacher training in the future.
Where
St. Helens, North West (WA11).
About Ashurst Primary School
Whether you are familiar with our school or this is your first experience we do hope that the information on this site will give you an insight into the life at our school.
As a school community we are committed to ensuring a high quality primary education and providing a curriculum which inspires our children and ignites the spark of learning, imagination and creativity developing them as life long learners.
In preparing our children to be future citizens in modern Britain they are taught to show respect, tolerance and understanding. All of which are underpinned through our Ashurst Values that interweave throughout the daily life of our school.
Staff and Governors are committed to ensuring excellence and high standards in unlocking each child's potential through a nurturing approach and caring environment. Every child is warmly welcomed into the 'Family of Ashurst' and is equally valued and challenged to achieve their best, as we work in collaboration with parents/carers to ensure success and achievement for all our children.
Parents and carers are a vital part of the 'Family of Ashurst' and we encourage their involvement in the life of the school. Positive relationships with our families based on mutual trust and respect, alongside our caring environment enables our children to flourish.
You should be able to find most of the information you need by viewing our website, but please do not hesitate to call school if you have any further questions or you require paper copies of the information.
If you would like to visit our school, you would be more than welcome. Please contact us to make an appointment.
With warm regards,
Lisa Houghton, Headteacher
Reference 2000051510.
Report a problem with this listing- Pay
- £12,480 a year
- Hours
- 30 a week
- Length
- 15 months
- Starts
- 1 Nov 2026
- Advertised closing date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Openings
- 1 position
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
Applications are handled by Ashurst Primary School directly.
Know someone this would suit?