Teaching Assistant : Literacy

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject: English

Working pattern: Part time: 32 hours per week, term time only plus 2 additional days

Contract type: Permanent

Actual salary: £18,755 per annum starting salary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required as soon as possible, an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to primarily support the English department but with flexibility to support other departments as required.

The post involves administration of our whole school class reading programme, organisation, marking and data entry of assessments such as NGRT reading tests, ordering of resources required for the department, administration of trip, visit and event planning, small group interventions with a focus on literacy. Please see the job description for full details of the post. The ideal candidate will have a good level of education, good ICT skills and strong organisational skills.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you the full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff, a supportive induction programme and ongoing professional development, plus the opportunity to work in a developing academy in a beautiful area of the South West. We seek to significantly invest in developing our staff. Having joined the Midsomer Norton Schools’ Partnership in September 2021, we are part of a Trust which is often considered the ‘market leader’ in the South West for school improvement.

Having achieved another "record-breaking" set of results in summer 2025, and following on from our Ofsted visit in May 2024 where we were judged as a strong ‘Good’ in all areas, Buckler’s Mead Academy is going from strength to strength.

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure. Other staff benefits include free on-site parking and access for all staff to the Employee Assistance Programme “Health Assured” which is a telephone based advice, information and counselling service. A selection of meals, snacks (hot and cold) and drinks is available for staff to purchase at lunch and break times.

Buckler’s Mead Academy is a highly inclusive academy in the east of Yeovil, Somerset. We believe that all members of our community should be given the opportunity to be happy, to achieve, participate and become successful. Our job as professionals is to ensure this happens. All our staff sign up to these aspirations and play a full role in contributing to this vision. We seek to recruit dedicated and talented staff, highly committed to making a difference.

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.

Buckler’s Mead Academy is an equal opportunities employer. The campus is a no smoking site.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

Commitment to safeguarding

Buckler's Mead is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children.

We have a duty of care and the right to take reasonable action, ensuring the welfare and safety of pupils. If staff have cause for concern that a child is subject to any form of abuse, we will follow child protection procedures and inform Children’s Services.

Buckler’s Mead meets statutory requirements relating to Disclosure & Barring Service – all staff and volunteers who work with Buckler’s Mead Academy who meet the ‘regulated activity test’ (Freedoms Act 2012) are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Trust Annual Report 2025.pdf - 9.24 MB (opens in new tab)

Buckler's Mead Literacy Teaching Assistant.pdf - 500 KB (opens in new tab)

Data Protection and Data Breach Policy.pdf - 591 KB (opens in new tab)

MNSP Recruitment Brochure.pdf - 2.95 MB (opens in new tab)

About [Employer hidden]

School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16

Education phase: Secondary school

School size: 797 pupils enrolled

Age range: 11 to 16

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Originally established as [Employer hidden] in 1957, Buckler’s Mead Academy is now a successful 11- 16 academy where we pride ourselves on providing an inspiring education for all. This is achieved through a strong sense of community, providing a wide range of opportunities, ensuring students enjoy school and are ultimately successful in their chosen field.

We believe in providing a learning environment that is calm, orderly and respectful, where our students can reach their full potential and go on to be happy, successful and fulfilled members of the community.

In September 2021 the Academy joined the Midsomer Norton Partnership Trust. This is a strong trust of more than 25 schools, including 11 secondary schools. The trust is often described as the 'market leader' in the South West and has an exceptional record for providing high quality educational provision to all of its students.

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Academy, ages 11 to 16

1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH