Teaching Assistant

Bungay High School, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1RW

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 June 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,998 actual pa

Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the East Anglian Schools’ Trust

Tel: 01986 891642

Email: rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk

Website: https://www.bungayhigh.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Chanel Oswick

• Salary - Grade 2, point range 3, £19,998 actual pa (£24,796 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 35 hours per week
• Term Time plus 5 PD training days
• Required for 1 September 2026

 

Required for a September 2026 start, applications are invited for a Teaching Assistant to support the education of students in Years 7 – 11, as a result in an increase in student numbers.

The successful candidate will be part of an experienced team of Teaching Assistants based in the Learning Support Resource at Bungay High School. Each TA has a set timetable, supporting students in the lower school (Years 7-11). Support for students is in class or in small group work and 1:1 teaching away from the classroom and managed by the SEND Manager. Candidates will require some experience or aptitude for mentoring young people, supporting or delivering skills clubs and scribing for students during exams.

Bungay High School is a high achieving and thriving comprehensive school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.

Should you have any queries, please contact Mrs Blake, Headteacher’s PA: 01986 891642 or email: rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk    

Our values, which underpin every decision we take and the systems we use, are demonstrated in The Bungay Way, underpinned by our character virtues of RESPECT, RESILIENCE, REFLECTIVENESS and RESPONSIBIITY. We have a comprehensive student character-building programme, through which we are working towards the nationally recognised Character Quality Mark.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website to apply via the online application form.

Please note we do not accept CVs.  No Agencies.

Closing date:  25 June 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:   w/c  29 June 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check will be required for this post.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Bungay High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 996 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bungay High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bungay-high-school-bungay

Bungay High School Academy is a thriving and successful school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.

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