Teaching Assistant
Puriton Primary School, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8BT23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
10 November 2025
Closing date
2 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 3 - SCP5
Teaching Assistant job summary
Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?
Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and
contributions are valued?
Join us!
At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Your Role in Building Brighter Futures
As a Teaching Assistant at Puriton Primary School, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.
Puriton Primary School can be found in the heart of the village of Puriton, just a few minutes from J23 of the M5 in Somerset. We currently have 199 children on roll across 7 classes. The school benefits from enthusiastic, engaged learners who are supported by a strong, collaborative and committed team. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school which gives children a great start to their education. Our children are kind and respectful towards others and enjoy coming to school. We have strong links with parents, governors and the wider community, recognising the value that this brings to our children and their education. We offer a warm, nurturing setting in which children feel happy, confident and safe. A happy pupil is a successful one, which is why our team of passionate and dedicated staff all work towards the same goal: that children enjoy their learning!
What You’ll Bring to Futura!
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant with boundless enthusiasm for supporting children and who can:
• Be passionate about meeting the needs of all children.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Value working in teams and partnerships.
• To champion the school’s values and have high aspirations for every child, and for yourself & other staff members.
• To continually strive for best practice in yourself and inspire others.
• Have a passion for making a difference in the community.
• Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
• Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.
What We Offer to Support Your Growth
• Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
• Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working
arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
• Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
• Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.
Application Deadline: Sunday 2nd November 2025 11:59pm
Interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 6th November 2025.
PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.
Futura Learning Partnership is Committed to Safeguarding:
Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 Puriton Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Puriton Primary School website
School location
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