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Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Ide Hill Primary School · Sevenoaks · posted 21 July 2026

Wage
£12,480 a year
Hours
30 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 3 Months
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Starts
8 September 2026
Closing date
1 September 2026
Positions
1

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Main Areas of Responsibility:

As Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities include:

  • To supervise and provide particular support for identified pupils, in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their access to learning
  • To assist in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports each identified pupil’s learning needs
  • To assist in evaluating identified pupil’s progress through agreed assessment activities
  • To provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students’ achievement, progress and needs
  • To lead small group sessions and interventions as appropriate.
  • To supervise children at lunchtime
  • Promote good behaviour of students and make sure that pupils engage in the learning activity
  • Use of ICT and other equipment to enable pupils to achieve the objectives set by the teacher
  • Provide First Aid to students (Full First Aid Training will be provided)

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels
  • Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload

Your training

  • Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship standard
  • Preparation for End Point Assessment
  • Work-based and tutor-supported online training
  • https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0454-v1-1
  • English and maths functional skills at Level 2 if required

Where it leads

  • Support to find teaching assistant positions within the local area

About Ide Hill Primary School

We are a friendly Church of England village primary school set in the beautiful countryside of Ide Hill. We are pleased to offer places to children from Reception to Year 6. We are a caring community. We are very proud of the unique combination of spirit, success and setting that makes Ide Hill CE Primary such a special place to learn, grow and achieve. Our vision - Do Everything In Love - is both distinctively Christian and distinctively caring. Surrounded by teachers, volunteers and their families, children develop in confidence, resilience and determination. They learn to question, set themselves challenges and see every mistake as an opportunity to learn.

Things to consider

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsProblem solving skillsCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatienceManaging workloadResponsiblePositive

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English and maths (grade A*to C or 9 to 4, or predicted) — desired

Where you'll work

  • Ide Hill Primary School, Sundridge Road Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, TN14 6JT

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