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Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3
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About the Role
The work involves supporting children individually, in groups, or as a whole class in school. You will engage with students across a range of abilities and undertake duties such as preparing lesson resources and spaces.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What You'll Do at Work
Generally, you'll need to:
- Deliver tailored teaching activities to pupils either on 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 your normal classes, such as helping during exams, covering TA absences, or going on school trips
- Help with extracurricular activities 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
Evergreen Primary Academy Waverley St, Easton, Bristol BS5 0YR
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Training Course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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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.
Training Schedule
The apprentice will attend the FIlton Campus of SGS College for their learning, which will be on a weekly basis, term time only.
More Training Information
SGS College will support apprentices to develop the full range of knowledge, skills, and behaviours required for the Standard.
Apprentices will receive comprehensive guidance to build their portfolio, and the College will also facilitate completion of a Paediatric First Aid qualification.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and above)
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
- Initiative
- Non-judgemental
- Patience
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Other Requirements
You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS). https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role
Evergreen Primary is an education setting and is part of a Trust called the Cabot Learning Trust https://evergreenprimaryacademy.clf.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
Career Progression
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay opens in new tab.
After a Teaching Assistant apprenticeship, you can typically progress through these stages:
- Senior Support: Become a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to lead classes or a Senior TA to manage staff
- Specialisation: Move into SEN support, Pastoral care, or Learning Mentor roles
- Teacher Training: Use your experience to enter a Teacher Degree Apprenticeship or a PGCE route to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Completion of the apprenticeship programme does not automatically lead to continued employment.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Elaine Baillie
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044825.
Closes in 17 days (Friday 14 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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