Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 17 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4TU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 455a6d9c-76a2-41ed-9004-79a8a90f0761 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant, suitably experienced in supporting children and able to meet the curriculum demands of literacy and numeracy throughout the school. Please be aware that the role may involve working 1:1 with children with additional needs as well as general support in the classroom.
Applicants must be prepared to undertake DBS clearance and be eligible to work in the UK.
Information and application forms available from the school website on www.bishophendersonschool.co.uk and visits to the school are welcome.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
• A really warm welcome, a friendly, supportive team and a tremendous professional opportunity within a large, caring and popular school close to the centre of Somerset’s County Town, Taunton.
• An opportunity to be part of a hard-working and talented team, committed to child centred learning and achieving high standards in an excellent school. (Ofsted ‘Good’ 2023, SIAMS Outstanding, 2017).
• The support of our enthusiastic children, parents/carers and the wider school community;
• The opportunity for your own professional development.
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.
Teaching Assistant, suitably experienced in supporting children and able to meet the curriculum demands of literacy and numeracy throughout the school. Please be aware that the role may involve working 1:1 with children with additional needs as well as general support in the classroom.
Applicants must be prepared to undertake DBS clearance and be eligible to work in the UK.
Information and application forms available from the school website on www.bishophendersonschool.co.uk and visits to the school are welcome.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
• A really warm welcome, a friendly, supportive team and a tremendous professional opportunity within a large, caring and popular school close to the centre of Somerset’s County Town, Taunton.
• An opportunity to be part of a hard-working and talented team, committed to child centred learning and achieving high standards in an excellent school. (Ofsted ‘Good’ 2023, SIAMS Outstanding, 2017).
• The support of our enthusiastic children, parents/carers and the wider school community;
• The opportunity for your own professional development.
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.