7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    20 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only including PD Days

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Local Authority Support Staff Pay Spine, Points 14-17 (£29,540 - £31,022 pro rata)

Actual salary

£22,616.80 per annum (based on an FTE of £29,540 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Atomix Educational Trust is a dynamic, forward-thinking multi-academy trust delivering exceptional education across our family of schools whilst providing comprehensive corporate training solutions. We foster academic excellence and professional development, creating an environment where innovation meets tradition in both educational and corporate settings.

At the Bishopton PRU site, we are seeking to expand our team of Teaching Assistants. You will have experience of supporting pupils with a wide range of SEMH needs, be able to demonstrate experience of supporting the delivery of a personalised curriculum and supporting teachers in the assessment of pupil progress.

This is a particularly challenging role and the successful candidate must be committed to creating a positive learning environment no matter what barriers they may face. You will need a high level of resilience and a commitment to working as an emotionally intelligent team to support vulnerable children.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits include:

  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme for all our support staff
  • Opportunities for training and professional development
  • Membership of Vivup, our Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Platform
  • Cycle Scheme
  • On-site canteen for both staff and students
  • Free on-site parking
  • Discounted nursery provision on the Prior Pursglove College site (available to all Trust employees)

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Bishopton PRU

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 16
School size
67 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Bishopton PRU website
Email address
HR@atomix.ac.uk
Phone number
01287 280800

Bishopton PRU provides provision for KS3 and KS4 pupils not attending mainstream schools and those accessing alternative education provision.

We have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and we believe that no child should be left behind. We strongly believe that it is not about where you come from but your passion and thirst for knowledge, and your dedication and commitment to learning that make the difference between success and failure, and we are determined to ensure that our children are given every chance to realise their full potential.

We are now on an exciting journey to be an outstanding school, with a clear strategic vision for moving forward.

C.A.S.T.L.E – Creativity, Aspiration, Self-belief, Tolerance, Love, Enjoyment
At Bishopton we love, value and respect the uniqueness of all of our pupils. We continually strive to fill their lives with awe and wonder and inspire them to transform their lives and achieve success. Our work places their best interests and rights at the heart of everything we do without discrimination, so that they will live, flourish and fly. Our pupils are our future and we want that future to be extraordinary.

We are proud to be part of the Tees Valley Collaborative Trust, based in the North East of England, is a well established organisation with social inclusion, educational excellence and widening participation at the heart of its values.

Arranging a visit to Bishopton PRU

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@atomix.ac.uk.

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