TA Apprentice

Market Harborough Church of England Academy, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9QH

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  August 2024

• Closing date

  22 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Apprenticeship Wage
• Additional allowances:

  Apprenticeship Wage

TA Apprentice job summary

Part time, fixed term until the end of the apprenticeship. Teaching Assistant: 18 months.

Apprenticeship Wages. 32.5 hours, 39 weeks (38 term time + 1 week during holidays)

Working pattern: 8.30am-3.30pm, Monday-Friday

The apprenticeship will be undertaken with Leicestershire County Council under the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship. The course enrollment is for September 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Apprentice Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team across our family of schools. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining either a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (determined at onboarding based on your experience and prior learning).

About the Role

As an Apprentice Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with class teachers and other staff to support the teaching and learning of pupils across the school. You'll gain hands-on experience in:

• Assisting in planning, delivering, and evaluating learning activities
• Assist in supporting whole-class teaching
• Working with small groups and individual pupils
• Supporting pupils' personal and social development
• Helping to create a positive and inclusive learning environment
• You may also be required to support wrap-around care as part of your role.

What We’re Looking For

• A positive attitude and willingness to learn
• A genuine interest in supporting children’s learning and development
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Reliability, flexibility, and a proactive approach
• Previous experience is helpful but not essential, training will be provided

Safeguarding and Recruitment:

Our Schools/Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. For all short-listed candidates, references will be requested in advance of the interview, and an online search will be carried out. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure, proof of ID, social media checks, medical clearance, and checks regarding the right to work in the UK.

Why join us?

• Welcoming, inclusive workplace.
• Opportunities for growth and career progression in a Trust that invests in its people.
• A supportive environment for your professional development.

Benefits

• Free parking on site.
• Access to well-being services.
• An excellent pension (LGPS)
• Staff development opportunities
• Bike to work scheme.

Learn Academies Trust is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Learn Academies Trust is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and creating a truly inclusive Trust. We are determined to ensure all our stakeholders flourish and thrive. We aim to foster a culture where all are valued and respected. We acknowledge and celebrate all protected characteristics. We endeavour to remove all barriers to learning and participation. Our ED&I Policy and objectives are integral to all that we do.

Our vision for ED&I is simple: we aim to create an environment where everyone has a seat at the table, where everyone has a voice and where everyone belongs. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references (these will be requested if you are shortlisted) and successful completion of vetting.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy if organisational priorities change.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Learn-AT will ensure that all recruitment is subject to safer recruitment procedures to allow for a robust, transparent and equal process of making sure all people employed in the trust are suitable to work with children.

The Trust creates a culture of safe recruitment and adopts recruitment procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children. It will make decisions about the suitability of prospective employees/volunteers based on checks and evidence obtained throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Market Harborough Church of England Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 392 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Market Harborough Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/market-harborough-church-of-england-academy

We are a large, thriving primary school, set in extensive grounds just a stone’s throw from the heart of this historic market town.

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