Teaching Assistant

Bridge Farm Primary School, Bristol, Bristol, BS14 0LL

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 January 2026

• Closing date

  14 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

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: Grade 3 SP 5-6 - £19,307.01-£19,613.41

Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future? 

Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued? 

Join us! 

Bridge Farm Primary School wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support children at school with their learning. The role would be suitable for someone who loves working with children and is a flexible and dedicated professional with classroom experience.

What we are looking for in a Teaching Assistant:

· A variety of communication skills to respond to the needs of children

· Empathy and understanding children's individual learning abilities

· Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with children who have communication and interaction difficulties

· Strong communication skills with both children and adults

· An understanding of KS1 and KS2 curriculum

· Patience and a good sense of humour

· Willing to go the extra mile for the children in their care

· Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community

· Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally

What we offer to support your growth:

· Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes

· Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support

· Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes

· Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools

· Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles

Start: January 2026

Location: Bridge Farm Primary School, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0LL

Contract: Term-time only +5 INSET days

Term: Permanent with variable hours subject to SEN funding

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 2-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

The closing date for applications is: 23:59 on Sunday 7th December 2025

Interviews to be held soon after

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

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 Bridge Farm Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 625 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bridge Farm Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bridge-farm-primary-school-bristol

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