Teaching Assistant
Brymore Academy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2NB30 days remaining to apply
Closing date
2 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Part time: 32 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Actual salary
- 16,877.38
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Support pupils in accessing the curriculum and developing independence.
- Work closely with teachers to enhance student learning and attainment.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
- Promote self-esteem, good behaviour, and engagement in lessons.
- Liaise with parents, carers, and other professionals to support student progress.
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 preferred).
- 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
Brymore is a State Boarding School for boys aged 11 – 16 set in its own 60-acre site with a working farm, gardens, workshops and sports facilities.
Brymore Academy is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team on a part-time, fixed-term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a supportive and dedicated team and to play a key role in the further development of this provision at our inclusive academy.
The primary role of the teaching assistant is to work with teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils while also promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion.
Why Join Us?
- Our employees benefit from a generous local government pension scheme with employer contributions of over 24%
- Employee Rewards scheme including High Street discounts and a Staff Wellbeing centre.
Closing date for applications: Midnight, Tuesday 30th September 2025
We believe in hiring for potential and this means that we value individuals for the knowledge skills and experience that they have developed in every aspect of their lives. If you don’t feel that you meet all of the criteria listed in the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.
We care about our staff and provide a number of benefits in addition to salary including a positive and supportive working environment, employer pension contribution of at least 23%, generous annual leave entitlement for all-year round staff, on-site gyms, free parking, access to a retail discounts platform and Employee Assistance Programme. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.
We truly believe that diversity of thought, culture, background and perspective secure the best outcomes for our students. We strive to build teams that represent our local communities and welcome applications from individuals who identify as members of an under-represented group and in particular individuals who identify as BAME, disabled or LGBT. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.
Further information about the job
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
Please complete the online application.
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About Brymore Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 17
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 346 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 17
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brymore Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@btc-trust.org
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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