Teaching Assistant - Level 3

Tregonwell Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6QP

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week - Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £27,255 FTE / £19,460 - £20,408 Actual
• Pay scale: Grade 4 scp 6-9

What skills and experience we're looking for

The role is primarily class-based, working alongside a teacher with a group of up to 8 pupils.The focus of the role is to support the pupils’ learning, wellbeing and ensuring positive behaviour for learning, along with maintaining the classroom environment to a high standard. We recognise the value of effective teamwork and our Teaching Assistants are very much part of both our Class Teams and the wider Whole School team. Their input forms an integral part of our provision and is valued by all staff, including the Senior Leadership Team.The successful candidate will have a flexible approach, be willing to gain knowledge and experience of working with children in KS1-2 who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties through CPD training. The post requires someone who is highly resilient, able to work well as a member of a successful team and someone who has highly developed interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour.

Skills Summary:-

Support the teacher through • Selecting and preparing resources in agreement with the teacher. • Ensuring safety in the learning environment. • Checking availability of learning materials and ensuring supply in agreement with the teacher. • Working closely with the teacher to maintain accurate, legible, updated and secure records. • Carrying out administrative duties as required by the teacher in collecting, and collating information which has to be passed on. • Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils in your care or that you come into contact with in accordance with the whole school’s Child Protection Policy. • Delivering planned activities in the absence of a teacher over a short period of time. • Being committed to developing your expertise in relation to the student needs profile. Support the pupil(s) through • The development of good, productive working relationships with pupils which encourage independence and responsibility for their behaviour. • Providing comfort and immediate care for minor accidents, upsets and ailments. • Observing behaviour patterns in pupils and reporting concerns to relevant persons. • Encouraging and re-enforcing positive behaviour and interactions between pupils. • Supporting individuals and groups in complying with behaviour targets the teacher has set. • Monitoring behaviours attentively in order to defuse possible conflict situations • Seeking assistance in conflict situations which are outside your role and authority to resolve. • Managing own behaviour in response to pupil actions.

What the school offers its staff

What We have to Offer:

• A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
• A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.
• All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
• Strong potential for career progression.
• A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
• An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
• Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
• A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.

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.

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About Tregonwell Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 141 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tregonwell Academy website
• Email address: charlotte.hampson@nigelbowes-academy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01202 524041
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tregonwell-academy

Nigel Bowes Academy is a special school supporting young people from the age of 5-11 who present with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties, associated with a range of special educational needs, including autism. We are an oversubscribed school, supporting around 50 pupils on roll. We welcome pupils who reside in Dorset and Hampshire, with the majority of our pupils living in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation. Our pupils have Educational, Health Care Plans or are in the process of receiving one. We also support a small number of pupils who will be placed by the Local Authority whilst waiting for a placement in a special school or to transition back to mainstream education.

Arranging a visit to Tregonwell Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email charlotte.hampson@nigelbowes-academy.co.uk.

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