Teaching Assistant / Inclusion Support Assistant Apprentice

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2NB

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8.00 Hourly National Apprenticeship Wage

Teaching Assistant / Inclusion Support Assistant Apprentice job summary

About the Role

As a Teaching Assistant / Inclusion Support Assistant Apprentice, you will work closely with teachers and support staff to provide both academic and pastoral support. You will help create a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment, supporting students in their daily routines and encouraging full participation in school life.

You will assist in delivering structured learning activities, support the implementation of Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs) and behaviour strategies, and contribute to tracking student progress. The role also includes preparing learning resources, supporting classroom organisation, and assisting with extracurricular activities and school trips.

What You’ll Gain

This apprenticeship offers valuable, hands-on experience in a school environment while you work towards a recognised Teaching Assistant qualification. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from experienced staff and develop key skills in communication, teamwork, and student support.

Key Responsibilities

• Support students’ learning, wellbeing, and personal development
• Work with teachers to deliver structured support and behaviour strategies
• Help maintain a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment
• Assist with classroom preparation, resources, and general support tasks

If you think you are the person for this role, please contact the academy for an academy tour on 01782 917640. Applications should be made electronically via My New Term.

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 350 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-giles-and-st-george-s-church-of-england-academy

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