← All apprenticeships

Apprentice Teaching Assistant Level 3

Evergreen Primary Academy · Brook Rd, Kingswood, Bristol · posted 27 July 2026

Wage
£15,435 a year
Hours
30 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Starts
14 September 2026
Closing date
14 August 2026
Positions
1

Apply on the official government service →No Apprentice League account needed — we never gate applications.

Specialist Curriculum Support Apprentice (Sport, Food and Creative Technology Dept).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Relationships:

  • Promote the organisation’s ethos, including diversity, inclusion, equality, and challenging stereotypes, bullying, or harassment
  • Build effective working relationships with your line manager and team to ensure smooth practical/technical support
  • Implement safeguarding and safe practice (including online safety) while maintaining confidentiality
  • Work collaboratively with teachers, SENDCo, external advisors, and parents/carers to support learners
  • Maintain positive relationships with external providers, contractors, and suppliers
  • Establish professional relationships with students and offer practical/technical assistance
  • Communicate professionally with all stakeholders across various communication methods
  • Liaise with site staff regarding equipment setup/movement as required
  • Collaborate with Technicians across the academy/federation to share best practice and improve provision

People Management:

  • Provide technical and practical advice to staff and students; demonstrate equipment use when required
  • Support classroom activities by demonstrating safe use of resources, machinery, and equipment
  • Understand learner needs and apply strategies to help them achieve learning goals
  • Promote engagement and foster independent learning behaviours
  • Build positive learner relationships and uphold the school’s behaviour policy
  • Support learners’ social, emotional, and mental wellbeing, in line with policies
  • Deliver individual or small‑group teaching within agreed parameters alongside teaching staff
  • Support assessment and planning through monitoring, recording, and reporting learner outcomes

Resource Management:

  • Prepare curriculum resources (e.g., food prep, apparatus setup, risk assessment review) for lessons, networks, CPD days, and events
  • Set up and clear away resources for practical activities
  • Develop skills in the safe storage and handling of materials, equipment, and specialised resources

Your training

  • Teaching Assistant Level 3
  • The apprentice will attend the FIlton Campus of SGS College for their learning which will be on a weekly basis, term time only

Where it leads

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 program does not automatically lead to continued employment.

About Evergreen Primary Academy

King's Oak Academy is an all-through academy located on Brook Road in Kingswood, Bristol. It serves students from Reception (age 4) through to Year 11 (age 16) and is a member of the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF).

Things to consider

You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS). https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatience

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade 4 and above) — essential
  • GCSE Maths (grade 4 and above) — essential

Where you'll work

  • Kings Oak Academy, Brook Rd, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4JT

Similar apprenticeships