Summary
Ben Rhydding Primary School seek to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Apprentice Teaching Assistant to undertake an Apprenticeship Scheme for up to 18 months. We are looking for an individual who is committed to undertaking an Apprenticeship Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, through Shipley College.
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 Monday to Friday school hours with a day release to Shipley College on a Thursday. Please discuss the hours with the employer at interview. This position is term time only.
32 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
1 year 6 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
The successful candidate will join the strong staff team in this high performing, popular and friendly school. The apprentice will learn how to effectively support children’s learning in all aspects of school, including delivering 1:1 and small group interventions and catch up programmes. This apprenticeship will prepare the successful candidate to work as a Teaching Assistant, supporting children with a broad range of starting points. You will need to be committed to developing inclusion, have some experience of working with children and have a calm, positive and confident manner. This apprenticeship post will lead to a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification.
The successful candidate will need to:
- Be enthusiastic, well-motivated and committed to raising standards
- Be committed to professional learning and development especially with regard to the delivery of catch up and other intervention programme
- Be a well organised, friendly, and flexible team player, with good interpersonal skills
- Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents and other professionals
- Demonstrate an interest and aptitude for working with ICT/new technologies
- Demonstrate recent experience of working with children in either a paid or voluntary role
For the right candidate, we can offer:
- A warm, supportive and nurturing environment where children and adults learn together and build strong relationships
- High quality in-house training in bespoke catch up programmes which will build upon and enhance the apprenticeship programme training
- To work in partnership with your training provider (Shipley College) to ensure facilitation of study periods/day release
If you have the skills and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you. In your personal statement we are looking for you to highlight how you would be looking to make a positive contribution to our school.
Where you'll work
Bolling Road
Ilkley
LS29 8QH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHIPLEY COLLEGE
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
Training by day release at Shipley College on a Thursday, including regular assessor workplace visits to support the training.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4+, A*-C or L2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4+, A*-C or L2 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Please ensure you have: Researched the role, the location of the school and Shipley College
- A DBS criminal record check and eligibility to work in the UK will be required
- All applicants will be asked to submit a current, relevant CV and attend an information advice and guidance session at Shipley College
