Teaching Assistant
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Bethany School
Kent
- £21,572 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £21,572 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2027
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2026
Job overview
Teaching Assistant (Dyslexia and Learning Support)
Term Time Only | 40 Hours per Week Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.00pm
Salary: £21,572 per annum
Join the Team at Bethany School
Bethany School is a thriving independent co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11-18, set within a beautiful 60-acre campus in the Kent countryside. Known for our outstanding pastoral care, excellent academic outcomes, and specialist support for pupils with dyslexia and additional learning needs, we are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our Dyslexia and Learning Support Department (DLS).
This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people by supporting their learning, confidence, independence and wellbeing within a supportive and inclusive school community.
The Role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with classroom teachers and the Head of Dyslexia and Learning Support to provide high-quality support for pupils across the school. Your responsibilities will include:
Supporting pupils in lessons, individually, in small groups and within whole-class settings
Delivering targeted interventions and learning support programmes
Organising and leading sensory circuits three mornings each week from 8.30am
Supporting pupils with SEND and additional learning needs
Assisting with classroom preparation and learning resources
Providing pastoral support and encouraging positive behaviour
Running two lunchtime craft-based clubs each week
Supporting educational trips, activities and occasional examination arrangements where required
Working flexibly to meet the changing needs of pupils and the department
About You
We are looking for someone who:
Has strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills
Builds positive relationships with young people and motivates them to succeed
Is patient, calm, reliable and approachable
Can work effectively as part of a team while using their own initiative
Is committed to inclusion and helping every pupil achieve their potential
Has excellent organisational and communication skills
Demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Desirable
Previous experience working with children or young people
Experience supporting pupils with SEND
Experience working in a school or educational setting
Knowledge of dyslexia and learning differences
A relevant Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent experience
Why Bethany?
Bethany School was judged Excellent in all areas in its most recent inspection and is recognised nationally and internationally for its educational provision. We are proud to be a Microsoft Showcase School and offer a supportive, collaborative environment where staff are valued and encouraged to develop professionally.
Safeguarding
Bethany School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, provide satisfactory references and complete a medical questionnaire prior to appointment.
How to Apply
For further information and an application form, please visit the Bethany School vacancies page or contact the Human Resources Department.
Bethany School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the position, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and previous employers.
As part of your role, you will be required to adhere to all School Policies, to include but not be limited to Safeguarding and Child Protection, Code of Conduct and Health & Safety
Bethany School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and appointments will be made without regard to gender, age or ethnic origin.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Attached documents
About Bethany School
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About Bethany School
In addition to being a registered charity, Bethany is a co-educational, independent boarding and day school for pupils aged 11-18 years. There are 330 pupils in the School, including boarding pupils. The majority of pupils remain in the School until they are eighteen and most proceed to University. There are 74 pupils in the Sixth Form and the A Level pass rate in 2024 was 96%. The 2024 GCSE pass rate was 94% at 9-4 grade.
Bethany enjoys an ever-growing reputation, both locally and further afield, for the quality of its teaching and pastoral care. As a result, pupil numbers are very buoyant. In recent years the School has undertaken a programme of building development, including the construction of an indoor swimming pool, an extension to the sixth form building as well as a dedicated fitness building. The construction of a purpose built performing arts centre was completed in September 2024. The Music School was also relocated to central Campus this year.
The School is a Christian foundation with a strong community life. All members of staff are expected to be in agreement with the Christian values and to attend Chapel with the pupils. The School is well known for its high level of pastoral care for pupils. In addition, it enjoys an international reputation for the education of dyslexic pupils. Class sizes are small, rarely reaching more than eighteen pupils, and considerably less in the Sixth Form.
The School is set in beautiful Kent countryside and the 60-acre campus is spacious and attractive. It lies in the hamlet of Curtisden Green, mid-way between Goudhurst and Marden. Central London is less than an hour’s journey from Marden Station, as are Dover and the Channel Tunnel. For a small School, the high standard of sporting success and the extensive games programme are made possible by the expertise and commitment of the teaching staff outside normal lesson time. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme also enjoys remarkable success, as do the Performing Arts.
The School is forward-thinking in all aspects of teaching, learning, and curriculum and has created a 10-year vision, Bethany 2026, for its education provision.
In its most recent inspection in 2023, Bethany was judged to be excellent in all respects.
Bethany 2026 is a School, which is:
- Providing an innovative education relevant to the 21st century;
- Encouraging the virtue of learning in young people delivering 21st century learning habits;
- Living our Christian values through excellent pastoral care;
- A flourishing School investing in the future.
Furthermore, the School has a unique philosophy of learning centred on developing excellent learning habits in its pupils in order to instil in them the ‘Virtue of Learning’. All teaching staff are encouraged to undertake their own action based research through a teacher-led Professional Learning Community model. In recent years the curriculum has been enhanced further and now includes GCSE Dance, and level 3 courses in Economics as well as a T level in Computing. In addition, all full-time staff are provided with a laptop computer and all pupils from Year 7 have their own laptop. This is complimented by a Computing curriculum in Key Stage 3 which includes coding and the opportunity for pupils to develop core computing skills. As a School we make use of Microsoft 365 for supporting teaching and learning and have a number of staff who are Microsoft Innovative Educators.
In September 2024, Bethany retained its Microsoft Showcase status which makes us one of a small number of schools worldwide to have this accolade. Showcase Schools like Bethany create IT rich experiences that inspire lifelong learning, stimulating the development of essential life skills so students are empowered to achieve more. This makes Bethany not just a local school, or a Kent school or even a UK school but a truly global school.
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