Teaching Assistant


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification

Qualifications:

Essential

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of grade C/4 at GCSE or equivalent) in both English Language and Maths

• Communication and Interaction specialism and/or Subject knowledge and a desire to support within Maths or Science

Desirable

• Subject knowledge and a desire to support other subjects

Experience:

Essential

• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

• Ability to relate well to children and adults

• Work constructively as part of a team

• Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and rights of young people.

• Excellent interpersonal skills both in working relationship with young students and in forming effective professional relationships

• Enthusiasm, drive and love for the job

• Committed to high personal standards at all times

• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people

Desirable

• Experience of working within an educational setting

• Experience of work within specific areas of SEND

• Adaption of ICT equipment to specific student needs

• Understanding of child development

• Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits

Lifestyle and wellbeing

• Family-friendly policies

• Attractive salary and pension

• Generous annual leave entitlement/term timeonly working options

• Free one-to-one wellbeing support

• Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage

• Four electric car charging points

• Free/discounted access to the school’s onsite

• Gym (conditions apply)

• Cycle to work scheme

• Techscheme– save money on the latest techfrom Apple andCurrysPC World

• Blue Light Card - Discount Scheme

• Staff social events

• Onsite catering (8.00am - 1.30pm daily)

Statutory and other benefits

• The full range of statutory benefits including sick pay, maternity, parental, and adoption leave

• Enhanced Paternity Leave Policy

• We will honour your continuity of service in other state-funded schools in relation to sick pay and pension rights.

• Provision of all necessary IT equipment.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are an equal opportunities employer and value and respect diversity across our whole school community. Bournside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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