Teaching Assistant

Bishopswood School, Reading, RG4 9RH

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 17,670.24 - 19,146.16

Teaching Assistant job summary

Dear Prospective candidate

Many thanks for your interest in the role of teaching assistant at Bishopswood School.

Would you like to join our happy and caring school where teaching and therapies combine to support the development of each child? We are looking for enthusiastic, inspirational, and creative teaching assistants to join our team. 

Bishopswood is a special school in South Oxfordshire (Berkshire border) that provides specialist education for children aged 2—16 years with severe (SLD) or profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex needs, including those children with ASD. Holding an inclusive ethos, Bishopswood endeavours to provide specialist provision alongside its co-located mainstream partners across two sites.

• Primary Provision - Sonning Common Primary School, Sonning Common
• Secondary Provision - Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge School, Sonning Common

We would like to hear from you if

• You have good numeracy, literacy, and ICT skills (GCSE Level 4 or equivalent in English and Math’s is desirable)
• You have the ability to work with a range of children and young people with additional and complex needs
• You are a team player who can build good working relationships with colleagues
• You are flexible, enthusiastic, and resilient, with a good sense of humour
• You are committed to ongoing personal development
• You have high aspirations in teaching and learning for all children and young people

What can we offer you

• The opportunity to work with a progressive and forward-thinking multi-academy trust, where you are making a difference to the lives of young people.
• Opportunities for development and career progression
• Extensive induction programme and ongoing CPD and training
• A range of staff benefits including one wellbeing day per term (after a qualifying period, pro rata for part time employees), access to an Employee Assistance Programme and a workplace pension scheme (LGPS)
• Free eye test for DSE users
• Free flu vaccinations
• Free tea and coffee
• Refer a friend bonus (up to £500)
• A positive and friendly working environment 

Please note that CVs will not be accepted. No agency applications either please. 

For informal enquiries please contact us at recruitment@bishopswoodschool.co.uk 

Visits to the school are welcome by arrangement. Unless stated otherwise, applications will be considered on receipt and interviews arranged accordingly. 

Please note, the school reserves the right to close adverts early if a sufficient response is received. Early applications are therefore advised.

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

The Propeller Academy Trust and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Posts classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All post holders are subject to the necessary pre-employment check, including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, including a Child/Adult’s Barred List check (where applicable to the role in question).

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 Bishopswood School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 16
• School size: 74 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bishopswood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishopswood-school-reading

Bishopswood is a special school in South Oxfordshire (Berkshire border) that provides specialist education for children aged 2—16 years with severe (SLD) or profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex needs, including those children with ASD.

Holding an inclusive ethos, Bishopswood endeavours to provide specialist provision alongside its co-located mainstream partners across two sites.

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