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Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Thomas Bewick School
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Are you passionate about education and eager to make a difference in students’ lives?
Our Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship offers you a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic school environment while earning a qualification that will kick start your career in education!
What you'll do at work
- Supervising class activities.
- Accompanying pupils on educational visits and other extra-curricular activities, including swimming and independence skills training programmes.
- Working with teachers, speech and language therapists, and other specialist staff to assist in delivering agreed programmes.
- To meet the care needs of identified pupils who might need extra support with dressing, toileting, or similar.
- Learning classroom-based skills and behaviour techniques.
- Planning and delivering learning activities.
- Giving relevant feedback to the teacher regarding the educational, emotional, and physical needs of pupils in order to offer the teacher support in their assessment.
- Working alongside the teacher and other support staff to support classroom activities.
- Assist in maintaining a healthy, safe, and secure environment for pupils within and outside the classroom and to act in accordance with the school and Trust policies and procedures.
- To provide clerical and administrative support, e.g. photocopying, making resources.
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This role is due to start in September 2026.
Where you'll work
West Denton Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE5 2TX
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY 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.
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Training schedule
Teaching Assistant Level 3.
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Possible full-time employment for the right candidate.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048752.
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