Job Description
Job description
Apprentice Teaching Assistants
Pay scale: National minimum wage depending on age
Hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday (35 hours and 25 minutes)
Weeks: Term time only (38 weeks) (0.8005764 FTE) Inset days as required
Actual salary: £+,883.60 - £17,666.+3 (includes holiday entitlement)
Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2026 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.
We are seeking enthusiastic and energetic Teaching Assistants to support students’ learning.
We can offer you:
A supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement
A commitment to professional development
A collaborative working environment
We are looking for someone who:
Is passionate about personalised learning
Able to work effectively with challenging and vulnerable young people
Has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
Shares and delivers our vision to be an outstanding school
Is adaptable and willing to learn
Works hard, is enthusiastic and self-motivated
If you would like to join at the start on our continuing journey we would love to hear from you.
Ambition Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at AET is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, ****** orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Closing date: +am Monday 4 November 2026
Interview date: TBC
Start date: December 2026
Apprentice Teaching Assistants
Pay scale: National minimum wage depending on age
Hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday (35 hours and 25 minutes)
Weeks: Term time only (38 weeks) (0.8005764 FTE) Inset days as required
Actual salary: £+,883.60 - £17,666.+3 (includes holiday entitlement)
Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2026 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.
We are seeking enthusiastic and energetic Teaching Assistants to support students’ learning.
We can offer you:
A supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement
A commitment to professional development
A collaborative working environment
We are looking for someone who:
Is passionate about personalised learning
Able to work effectively with challenging and vulnerable young people
Has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
Shares and delivers our vision to be an outstanding school
Is adaptable and willing to learn
Works hard, is enthusiastic and self-motivated
If you would like to join at the start on our continuing journey we would love to hear from you.
Ambition Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at AET is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, ****** orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Closing date: +am Monday 4 November 2026
Interview date: TBC
Start date: December 2026
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Apprentice Teaching Assistants position is now open for candidates interested in the Teacher Jobs sector. This role in Welwyn Garden City offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Teacher Jobs is a plus.
