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Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Epworth (DN9 1DL)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 16 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 September 2026
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our vibrant and friendly team at Epworth, part of The Isle Education Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to earn a salary and gain a level 3 qualification.
Wage
- £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Minimum wage rates
Training
- Course: Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours: Monday - Friday. Between 8:30am and 3:30pm. 30 hours a week
- Start date: Monday 26 October 2026
- Duration: 1 year 6 months
- Positions available: 2
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
- Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the organisation and promote diversity, inclusion, equality and acceptance of all learners in line with school policies, including by challenging stereotyped views, bullying or harassment
- Implement safeguarding policies and safe practice, including online safety, in line with legislation, policies, and procedures, including maintaining confidentiality
- Work in partnership and liaise with other professionals (such as the teaching staff, SENDCo, or external advisors) and parents/carers to support all learners’ learning
- Reflect on their own practice and identify appropriate professional development opportunities with the support of colleagues
- Understand the specific needs of learners and use strategies to support all learners to achieve their learning goals
- Promote engagement and teach learning behaviours to support the development of independent learners
- Establish positive relationships with learners and promote positive behaviours, consistently applying the school’s behaviour policy
- Support the social, emotional, mental health, wellbeing and personal care of all learners in line with organisational policy and procedures
- Deliver individual and small group teaching within clearly defined/planned parameters in partnership with the teacher and other professionals
- Contribute to assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording, and reporting of learner outcomes and participation as agreed with the teacher
- Support the development of a stimulating and safe learning environment by contributing to the selection and preparation of teaching resources that meet the diverse needs and interests of learners
- Support or lead enrichment activities, for example, visits, out-of-school activities and in-school clubs
Where you'll work
Epworth Primary, Birchfield Road, Epworth DN9 1DL
Training
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Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
What you'll learn
- 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 will be at Doncaster College via day-release, where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer. You will undertake the Level 3 Teaching Assistant standard https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/teaching-assistant-v1-1. You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed. You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry-qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become a teacher of the future!
We need to ask all applicants whether they have any “relevant” criminal convictions and or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. “Relevant” meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points. A YES ANSWER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in: Maths and English (grade 4 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates. Please note that since you'll be placed within a secondary school, part of the apprenticeship will involve assisting in the teaching and mentoring of more senior students.
About this employer
At Epworth Primary Academy everyone works together using the Epworth Primary Mindset, a set of values that we have all agreed together to help us to be successful in our lives. The Epworth Primary Mindset expects Excellence for All and for pupils to be Respectful, Honest and Kind in all that they do.
Epworth Primary Academy began life as Epworth County Primary School, which opened on its current site in 1982 in the historic town of Epworth on the Isle of Axholme. There has been a primary school in the village since 1711. In 2012, the school academised and shortly afterwards, in 2013, joined Isle Education Trust. The academy has the capacity to take approximately 340 pupils from age 3 (in nursery) to age 11.
https://www.epworthprimaryacademy.co.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.
After this apprenticeship
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Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- DN COLLEGES GROUP
- Edward Corsi
- edward.corsi@don.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056368.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 16 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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