Summary
Mary Elton Primary School is a fantastic school at the heart of its community. We take the professional development of our staff as a matter of priority, coupled with a focus on ensuring the health and wellbeing of all colleagues, is paramount in creating a great culture in our school.
Wage
£13,520 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Term time only (38 weeks) plus 5 inset days. Shifts to be confirmed.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
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
Purpose of role:
You will be responsible for supporting pupils within the Academy. The successful candidate will bring our innovative curriculum to life, as you maintain good order and discipline, engage pupils of all abilities to reach their full potential.
To work with primary aged children:
* To build strong relationships with pupils, staff and parents
* To implement SEND Plans, under the guidance of the SENCo
* To liaise with class teachers in order to support children’s learning within the classroom
* To liaise with the families of children
* To work 1 to 1 and with small groups of children
* To supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning
* To promote the inclusion of all children ensuring that all staff and volunteers observe relevant policies to keep children safe from harm
* Liaise with the wider team and SLT members to ensure that particular needs of children are met
* To embrace our trust/school vision
Principle Accountabilities:
Support for Pupils:
* Attend to pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters, as appropriate
* Supervise and support pupils’ ensuring their safety and access to learning
* Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills/training/experience to support pupils
* Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model by being aware of and responding appropriately to needs
* Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
* Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
* Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
* Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities
* Employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement
Support for Teacher:
* Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment
* Assist with working walls and display work of pupils
* Prepare classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards
* Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
* Undertake pupil record keeping as required
* Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
* Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents with, or as directed
* Administer and assess routine tests
* Provide general administrative support e.g. produce or adapt worksheets and resources for agreed activities etc.
Support for the School:
* Contribute to the overall ethos, work / aims of the school
* Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
* Attend relevant meetings as required, within normal contractual hours
* Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
* Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times
* Promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity
* Recognise health and safety id a responsibility of every employee by taking reasonability for the care of self and others by complying with the academy’s H&S policy and any academy specific procedures/ rules that apply to this role
* Other adhoc duties as required
Where you'll work
Mary Elton Primary School
Holland Rd
Clevedon
BS21 7SX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ORANGE MOON TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
What you'll learn
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.
Training schedule
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade C or Equivalent)
* Maths (grade C or Equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Confident
* Approachable
* Enthusiastic
Other requirements
Passing a DBS check
Willingness to under go First aid training