Teaching Assistant

Brymore Academy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2NB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 36 weeks per year (Term Time plus INSET days plus 5 Saturdays)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed Term Contract for up to 1 year until 31/08/2027
• Pay scale: Band 3b Point 4. Actual starting salary: £19,820.66.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Brymore Academy 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 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.

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).
• 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

What we offer:

• Employee reward scheme including high-street discounts and a staff wellbeing centre
• Generous local government pension scheme

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

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Brymore Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 17
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 17
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Brymore Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@btc-trust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brymore-academy

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.

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