Teaching Assistant

Brymore Academy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2NB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week | 36 weeks per year (term-time + INSET days + 5 Saturdays)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed-term Contract until 31st July 2029
• Pay scale: BTCT Band 3b Point 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

What We’re Looking For:

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths).
• Experience working with children in an educational setting is desirable.
• A proactive, compassionate, and adaptable approach to supporting students.
• The ideal candidate for this role will want to work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your position within these.

What the school offers its staff

We care about our staff and are committed to creating a positive and supportive working environment. In addition to salary, we offer:

• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of over 19%
• Employee Reward Scheme, including high street discounts and access to a staff wellbeing centre
• The opportunity to work in a unique and highly regarded day and boarding academy.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to on-site gym facilities at selected locations

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.

About The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and caring Teaching Assistant to provide tailored support to a specific student on a predominantly one-to-one basis. Working closely with the class teacher and wider school team, you will help the student access learning, achieve their potential, and develop their confidence, independence, and social skills.

The successful candidate will build a positive and supportive relationship with the student, adapting learning activities where required and providing both academic and pastoral support throughout the school day. You will play an important role in promoting inclusion, ensuring the student can participate fully in lessons and wider school life while maintaining a safe, nurturing, and encouraging environment.

This role would suit someone who is patient, flexible, and committed to helping children thrive, with the ability to work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and other professionals to support the student's individual needs and progress.

Commitment to safeguarding

Brymore Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and therefore this post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

BRY TA JD.pdf - 238 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brymore Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 17
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 17
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Brymore Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@btc-trust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brymore-academy

Brymore is a State Boarding School for boys aged 11 - 17 set in its own 60 acre site in the Quantocks, an area of outstanding natural beauty, with a working farm, gardens, workshops and sports facilities which are fully utilised in the delivery of the curriculum to over 320 students of which 130 are boarders. The school is currently expanding and this is an exciting time in Brymore’s development.

Arranging a visit to Brymore Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.

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