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Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Wimborne Primary School
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About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant Apprentice to become part of the Wimborne team and work in a friendly and successful school; whilst working towards relevant industry standard qualifications. We need someone who has a desire to be successful in education and passion for being a positive role-model to young people.
What you'll do at work
- Working with young people aged between 4 and 11 years
- Supporting a teacher in various roles within the classroom
- Supporting young people with their learning
- Supporting young people with specific education needs (SEND), including running intervention groups
- Be involved in creating displays and preparing resources
- Understand the safeguarding and behaviour policy and their role within these policies
- Ability to always conduct yourself in a professional manner whilst working in schools
- An eagerness to learn more about becoming a Teaching Assistant
- A passion for working with children
- Relevant personal qualities including patience and communication
- Ability to always show professionalism
- Ability to listen and learn from more experienced staff
Where you'll work
Wimborne School
PO4 8DE
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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.
Training schedule
Teaching Assistant level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
20% off the job training
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Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
Maths and English (grade A*-C (4-9))
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Our school motto is ‘Reach for the Stars’. We encourage all children to aim high and work hard to achieve all their hopes, dreams, and ambitions. We promote our Star Values of; Sincerity, Teamwork, Achievement, and Respect to ensure our school is a great place to be and that our children learn how to be good citizens
https://www.wimborne.portsmouth.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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Permanent role considered on completion of the apprenticeship
Higher level teaching assistant apprenticeship available
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Louise
louise.mcmeechan@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044020.
Closes on Wednesday 2 September 2026
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