Teaching Assistant – Level 1
Frome Vale Academy, Bristol, BS16 2QS12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 October 2026
Closing date
18 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £16,702 - £18,204
Teaching Assistant – Level 1 job summary
Job Title: Teaching Assistant – Level 1
Actual Annual Salary: £16,702 - £18,204
Full-Time Equivalent Salary: £26,798 - £29,208 (CLF Grade B) Based on full-time hours, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours (6.5 hours Monday to Friday)
Potential Start Date: November 2026
An opportunity to empower students to reach their full potential by delivering tailored support that enhances learning, engagement, and well-being:
Support students by adopting relevant strategies and techniques to enable them to access the curriculum, engage with their learning and achieve their full potential. Takes responsibility for implementing planned learning activities/ teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students’ responses as appropriate. Deliver measurable impact on student attainment as well as social and emotional well-being. Works collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role.
About you:
You will:
- Be committed to being part of a high performing school that has high expectations.
- Continuously be committed to improving the life chances of pupils.
- Always be committed to own self development and resilient to the challenges of working in a single form entry school.
- Be committed to seeing feedback as a gift and strive to be better every day.
- Stay committed to the wider success of the school and community.
- Have experience of, or willingness to embrace working in a single form entry school is essential.
- Have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and how a teaching assistant supports students in their learning.
- Be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
- Be committed to undertake relevant qualifications, e.g. Relevant nvq level 2/ 3 in supporting teaching and learning or equivalent, first aid qualification, to ensure ongoing professional development.
- Be able to engage students and manage behaviour on a one to one or small group basis.
- Have strong interpersonal skills, in particular with the ability to demonstrate empathy and active listening.
- Have good planning and organisational skills, specifically with regard to learning activities and support materials.
- Be someone with a keen interest in working with children and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Frome Vale Academy:
Frome Vale Academy is a dynamic, vibrant school in the heart of its local community within Downend, Bristol. We are a single form entry school, with a maximum of 30 children per year group with an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating.
The school is set within beautiful grounds of approximately 9 acres, which are used extensively for outside learning and play. At Frome Vale, our children are encouraged and guided to achieve their full potential within a safe and engaging environment.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 37 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 18/10/2026
- Shortlisting date: 19/10/2026
- Interviews: TBC
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Frome Vale Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 203 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Frome Vale Academy website
Frome Vale Academy is a small, vibrant primary Academy set in 9 acres and located in Downend. It is a single form entry school with 178 pupils on roll. Although small, it’s diverse with over 15 different languages spoken within the school community ranging from Arabic to Urdu. Frome Vale Academy benefits from being part of a leading Multi-Academy Trust, the Cabot Learning Federation. The CLF currently sponsors 15 academies: six primary academies, seven mainstream secondary academies, an all-through academy and a Studio School. In addition, the CLF has a discrete Post 16 provision, located across six of our sites in the East Bristol / South Gloucestershire area, and a primary and a secondary re-engagement centre serving the same area. Together we educate 8000 children between the ages of 3 and 19. The Federation is a major Teaching School in the South West. Successful candidates will benefit not only from intensive CPD within our school but also across the Cabot Learning Federation.
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