SEN Teaching Assistant

Fitzmaurice Primary School, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1LE

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  16 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: D4

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

The Palladian Academy Trust is a community of schools, each with its own ethos, that enjoy a mutually enriching partnership. The Trust includes both church and community academies working closely together, all connected by the vision we share for our students. We value and respect the individuality of every child and believe their learning and development should be personal and holistic. We aim to support their well-being and help them achieve their best. 

We are looking to recruit a caring and committed Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible at Fitzmaurice Primary School. The role is fixed term and will support a child both academically and emotionally.

We place a high value on children’s emotional well-being and we are looking for people who share our vision that children need to be emotionally happy to be able to achieve highly. We work therapeutically with our children in enabling them to achieve this.

The successful candidate will be working 12.5 hours per week.

The successful candidate will be:

• Able to carry out numerous roles under the guidance of class teachers to ensure that all pupils are well supported and make good progress.

• Able to make learning fun and accessible to children.

• Committed to the school family and ethos and willing to contribute to the life of the school.

• Flexible and adaptable, and open to new ideas and ways of working.

• A good communicator and team player.

• Happy to develop their own skills and knowledge, even if experienced.

As a Trust we can offer;

• A leadership team who are committed to school improvement and who view your professional development as a priority.

• A friendly, supportive and committed staff team who care deeply about providing the best education possible for our children; all our staff are members of strong networks across the Trust who share thinking, best practice and problem solve together.

• A well-resourced school environment.

• Benefits including an employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, flu vaccinations, free eye care vouchers, local government pension scheme 

 

This is a fixed term contract until 31 August 2027 based at Fitzmaurice Primary School.

Find out more and apply:

Visits to our school are welcomed, our children and staff would be delighted to meet you before the formal interview process. 

Applications: Please return your application through the Palladian website. 

Then go to “work with us”, then click on Vacancies

Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 30 September 2026

Interviews: Afternoon Tuesday 6 October 2026

Commencement date: Once all pre-employment checks are completed

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 Fitzmaurice Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 280 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Fitzmaurice Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fitzmaurice-primary-school-bradford-on-avon

The Palladian Academy Trust is a community of schools, each with its own ethos, that enjoy a mutually enriching partnership. Our Trust includes both church and community academies working closely together, all connected by a shared vision for our pupils: ‘excellent and equitable opportunities so everyone can flourish.’

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