Teaching Assistant

Two Rivers Church of England Primary, Bristol, BS31 1GE

41 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 February 2026

• Closing date

  18 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Pro-rata Grade 3 sp5, is £19,048-SP6 £19,350.74

Teaching Assistant job summary

Two Rivers School is seeking a motivated and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting high-quality teaching and learning, helping pupils develop confidence, independence and a love of learning.

ABOUT TWO RIVERS SCHOOL

Two Rivers School is a nurturing and inclusive primary setting that places the wellbeing, confidence and individuality of every child at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of our calm, supportive environment where strong relationships, high expectations and a passion for learning shape daily life. Our dedicated staff work collaboratively to create engaging, meaningful learning experiences that inspire curiosity and independence. As part of the Futura Learning Partnership, we benefit from shared expertise, excellent professional development and a strong commitment to ensuring every child can thrive academically and personally.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a motivated and inspirational teaching assistant who will:

Good standard of education (5 x GCSE’s – English and Maths C or above) or equivalent

qualification/experience (e.g. substantial experience as a Teaching Assistant).

Have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

Have an understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and in particular, barriers to learning

Be able to plan and implement effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving,

Be a natural communicator with the ability to relate to both pupils and adults.

OUR CULTURE AND OFFER

We offer a supportive, collaborative environment, strong professional development and a Trust-wide health and wellbeing package including a fully funded Health Cash Plan (up to £500 per year for everyday health costs).

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please click the apply button.

Closing date: 22nd February  2026

Interviews: To be held shortly after

Role information: Fixed term contract ending 30/1/2027 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 2 days

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

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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

Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

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 Two Rivers Church of England Primary

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 163 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Two Rivers Church of England Primary website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/two-rivers-church-of-england-primary

“Pupils flourish at Two Rivers Church of England Primary School. They describe the school as a welcoming place where everyone is kind and respectful.” Ofsted 2023

Two Rivers CofE Primary school is an outstanding school in a new, state-of-the-art building located in the heart of the new Hygge Park development in Keynsham. We wish to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational teachers to join our happy and successful team. We have 2 fulltime teaching posts as a result of the expansion of the school; the Year group and Key stage to be taught is flexible and will be decided based on the strengths of the successful candidate.

We offer a broad and forward-thinking curriculum, and we are committed to opening the horizons of all pupils through a range of learning opportunities. We are passionate about sustainability and our values of kindness, respect, courage and aspiration are strong.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative, growing school and the post would be suitable for experienced practitioners as well as newly qualified teachers, who would be able to benefit from our successful and supportive Futura Learning Partnership ECT Induction Programme.

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