SEND Teaching Assistant

Avening Primary School, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8NF

30 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  7 September 2026

• Closing date

  31 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,044.07 - £18,623.81 Annually (Actual) SCP 6 - 8 (£25,989 - £26,824) pay rise pending

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of six secondary schools and four primary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 750 people and educate 4,500 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years.

We are seeking to appoint two teaching assistants (one on 30hours per week, one on 24 hours per week) to join our team at Avening Primary School. Within this role, you will work with the class teacher to deliver lessons in a mixed age class and to support students across the curriculum including those who have additional academic, social or emotional needs. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, positive and reflective practitioner, with a passion for teaching and learning - someone who enjoys working as part of a team to encourage all children to be the best they can be.

In return, we offer:

Happy children who have a passion for learning

A warm, friendly team of staff and governors, who are committed to sharing and developing good practice

A positive ethos underpinned by shared values

An engaging, supportive learning environment and idyllic surroundings

Avening Primary School is committed to the safeguarding of all our children. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and excellent references prior to appointment. The post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 therefore all convictions, including those usually considered spent, must be declared.

We are a flexible working employer, and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

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 Avening Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 107 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Avening Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/avening-primary-school-tetbury

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