Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Salary FTE: 14566

Actual pro rata salary: 12528

Contract term: 37 hours per 39 weeks 39 weeks per year fixed term 18 months

Start date: March 2026

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 25 January 2026

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012 with one secondary school our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils with 650 staff.

Why do we exist

• To empower everyone in our communities especially the most disadvantaged to succeed.

How do we behave

• We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do

• We run schools that focus on academic excellence cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed

• A culture of excellence high standards shaped by clarity not control.
• Academic focus empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
• Purposeful collaboration relationships built on trust reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting training retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.

Nether Edge Primary School is an over-subscribed two-form entry multi-cultural primary and nursery school firmly rooted in its community. We have approximately 450 pupils and a dedicated diverse staff.

We are proud to be a member of Mercia Learning Trust enjoying the benefits of a successful and expanding multi-academy trust.

Nether Edge Primary School is a warm welcoming environment where both pupils and adults feel happy and secure. If youre seeking a school community where pupils are polite respectful and leaders are committed to the continuous improvement of the team we look forward to your application.

The role

Working in our new specialist resource provision this role is to work as part of a team of teaching assistants and alongside class teachers to assist with the teaching and support of children with a wide range of special educational needs. The children with whom you would be working will have specific needs which may include autism ADHD learning and speech difficulties social emotional and behavioural needs. You will be required to understand and support children facing these barriers. A desire to provide the best for and develop great relationships with children whose behaviours can be challenging will be essential.

Working week

Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm with a 30 minute unpaid break each day. Term time only. Total hours per week: 37

The training you will be getting

You will be working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/remote).

The candidate

You will be

• Flexible
• Honest and reliable
• Calm under pressure
• Patient
• Empathetic with young people
• Team player
• High personal and professional standards

Training provider

LMP Education