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We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic staff team, supporting pupils across the school on a fixed term basis until August 2026.
About the Role
As a Teaching Assistant at Bishop’s Hull, you will work closely with teachers to support the learning, development, and wellbeing of children in a range of year groups. Your role will include helping to plan and deliver learning activities, preparing resources, and providing support to individuals and small groups. You’ll also play an important part in supporting pupils pastorally and sharing feedback with teaching staff to help meet every child’s needs.
What We’re Looking For
•Minimum of 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English and Maths
•Experience supporting learning in a classroom environment
•A recognised Teaching Assistant qualification is desirable
•Strong communication and teamwork skills
•A kind, flexible, and proactive approach to supporting children’s learning and wellbeing
Why Join Bishop’s Hull?
You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive school community, with opportunities for professional development and training. This is a great opportunity to build on your experience and make a real difference to children’s education across the school.
Safeguarding Statement
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.