Dorset Council
Teaching Assistant at Twynham School
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We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant on a permanent basis to join our Learning Support team. This role is focused on supporting young people to enable them to learn and thrive in the classroom and the wider school community. This is a great opportunity to work with a fantastic team of people, working 28.75hrs, term-time only.
About Us
Twynham School is a very special place with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. We are a heavily over-subscribed school where achievement is exceptionally high, students are well-behaved and eager to learn, and relationships are very special. There is an energy about Twynham School; we are entering an exciting decade for the school, our Trust, and our community, and successful applicants can be confident that they will be working in a truly great environment.
Twynham School and The Grange School have formally federated teaching structures enabling us to deliver world-class educational experiences to students across both of our schools.
What We Offer
Twynham Learning Can Offer You
- The opportunity to work with wonderful young people
- The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues throughout our school
- High-quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
- Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counseling services plus financial, legal, and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
- A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information, and resources
- Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
- Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
- A welcoming staff room with complimentary tea and coffee available throughout the day
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What We Are Looking For
We Would Love To Hear From You If You:
- May be interested in entering the teaching profession
- Wish to develop your skills and embrace ongoing training and development
- Possesses excellent communication skills
- Relish the challenge of working in an educational environment
- Will embrace our highly supportive and professional culture
- Have GCSE qualifications in English and maths, minimum of a grade 4/C (or equivalent)
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:
- Aim high
- Keep improving
- Don’t leave anyone behind
- See the bigger picture
Application Process
Any questions?
To discuss the post or your application, please contact [email protected]
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: [email protected]
Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here: www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
The closing date is Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 8am. We reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates prior to the deadline and may withdraw the vacancy if this is filled prior to the deadline. Interested colleagues are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Further Information
Twynham School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government's safer recruitment guidelines.
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The pro-rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of the advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly installments and will be adjusted if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
This role is UK based, and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, and further information about filtering offenses can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Twynham School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
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