Teaching Assistant

Castle Primary School, Bristol, BS31 2TS

3 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  21 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,500.00 - £24,702.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team. The post is to support children with additional needs in our classes.

Castle Primary School is a vibrant and growing school, situated in Keynsham.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives and their futures. It is a chance to join a supportive team, on an improvement journey to ensure all our children reach their potential.

We are flexible about the skills and experience required. It is suitable for someone with school experience or other work with children, or someone with the relevant qualifications seeking a new challenge - as training and support will be offered to the post-holder.

Our children thrive with adults who are friendly, firm and fair, so we are seeking adults who are calm, consistent and committed.

We can offer you:

• Children who will make you smile everyday
• Consideration of your ‘well-being’ and access to support (in the eventuality any is required)
• Access to high-quality training at both whole school for you as an individual
• The support of a committed team
• Opportunities to grow as a professional
• The support of a Trust who like us, values its employees and respects our school’s individuality
• A pending pay award
• Pension contributions
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme

This position will include 30 minutes play ‘duty’ during lunchtime.

We would encourage visits to our school so you can see for yourself all we can offer.

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Applications Close: Monday 21st October 2024 at 12.00 noon

Interviews: Friday 25th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Castle Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 341 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Castle Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Thank you for showing an interest in working at Castle Primary School.



Castle Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming school, situated near Keynsham town centre, and has been educating the children of Keynsham for over 50 years. Our children are a credit to the school, and the staff and Governors are committed to improving the education we offer and achieving the best possible primary experience for all of our pupils, alongside pupil and staff well-being.



Working at Castle Primary School is an opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives and futures. We are currently developing our curriculum to meet the needs of the children and community we serve.

We are seeking enthusiastic and flexible applicants, who are passionate about children’s, and their own, learning and development. A commitment to going ‘over and above’ is essential, as is being able to strongly identify with our school vision and values.

We are proud to be part of The Partnership Trust, which is a multi-academy trust of primary, first and special schools. We are also working closely with St John’s Foundation and six other schools across B&NES facing similar challenges in closing the disadvantage gap.

Please feel encouraged to arrange an informal visit to see our school for yourself or, if you require any additional information, then please contact us.



Thank you for interest in working at Castle Primary School and I look forward to receiving your application.

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