Teaching Assistant

Frederick Bremer School, London, E17 4EY

5 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,169.00 Annually (Actual) OLW, Salary is pro rata ( FTE - £30,288 PA, OLW)

Teaching Assistant job summary

This is a strongly good school, as evidenced by our Ofsted visit in 2019, and we are on a trajectory of continuous improvement. We are committed to high quality learning and teaching for all pupils, ensuring all pupils make rapid progress regardless of their starting point. The successful candidate will join an experienced and successful school committed to collaborative working. Frederick Bremer is a popular and over-subscribed school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities in a modern building. At Frederick Bremer, staff have access to comprehensive CPD programme and structured career progression routes. We model the mantra ‘Humans first, professionals second’ and we take the support and wellbeing of our staff very seriously.

Frederick Bremer School is proud to be a community school, and we are representative of our local community. We believe that our role as practitioners is to support our young people to become the very best versions of themselves, and place a strong emphasis on holistic education and not just academic achievement. We offer all staff a rewarding, supportive and happy environment to work in. Relationships are a strength of the school, and we want all staff to enjoy their place of work. We offer bespoke CPD programmes, and we would be particularly interested in applications from individuals who are ambitious for senior leadership opportunities in the future.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance.

For more information and an application pack please see our website www.bremer.org.uk or contact HR on 020 8498 3340 or email recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk. If you would like to visit the school before submitting your application please contact us. Completed application forms should be returned or emailed to recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk by 9am on Friday 23 January 2026. Interviews will take place the following week.

Please note that we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

To apply you must:

A completed application form which includes supporting statement of no more than 2 A4 sides outlining how you meet the person specification and your suitability for this role. CV’s will not be considered.

Forms should be returned to recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk

If you have been shortlisted by the interview panel, you will be contacted by email to attend an interview, together with information about the interview process and any other documents you will be required to bring.

For more information or if you would like to visit the school prior to interview, please contact the email above.

Please note that the school reserves the right to carryout online checks, such as; Social Media Accounts

The Selection Process:

Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification for this post before application.

Applicants will be shortlisted if they demonstrate that they have met the person specification and demonstrate through the application that they have the ability to meet the job description.

The selection process will include (but is not limited to):

• skill assessments
• a full panel interview

The panel reserve the right not to appoint. Please note that we don’t negotiate on salary. The school supports flexible working, so please discuss with the Headteacher if you would like to consider a flexible working pattern or part-time employment.

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 Frederick Bremer School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 881 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Frederick Bremer School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/frederick-bremer-school

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