Teaching Assistant 1:1

Required for November 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Teaching Assistant to join the Primary Division staff, working initially, at the Infant School, on a part-time basis, working 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 8:30am until 2.30pm, term time only.

The successful candidate will provide 1:1 and small group educational support for an individual or pupils with additional needs, to enable access to the curriculum and support emotional needs.

The person appointed will be able to demonstrate good knowledge and application of literacy and numeracy, have a flexible approach to tasks and be able to adapt in order to meet the needs of the children and work with individuals or small groups and motivate and encourage the pupils’ learning.

Key attributes required of the Teaching Assistant include:

• Level 2 in Childcare and Education or equivalent
• Experience of working with children with SEND
• Willingness to attend appropriate training, occasionally outside of normal working hours
• The ability to work in a team
• Strong communication skills
• A genuine enthusiasm to work with children

With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.

In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.

Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.

An attractive salary and benefits package are available.

For further details and to apply online for the position, please visit the School website.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8th September 2025 at 9.00am

Interviews will be held on Friday 12th September 2025.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.

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