Feedback from staff members:

"The team is supportive and very welcoming. They make working here fun." 

"Both the staff and the environment make it a lovely place to work."

"Very supportive team with great humour! Very much a team ethos of helping each other."

"The staff care about the wellbeing of the children at our school. SLT are working hard to ensure we are providing them with a rich curriculum and chances to develop into well rounded individuals. The staff are kind, compassionate and caring - all qualities I value as a parent and a member of staff."

 

1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Monday – Friday 8:30am-1:30pm, 25 hours per week

Fixed term to August 2027 in the first instance

Position is dependent on the child being on roll

Grade 15 Point 3 (£13.28 per hour)

Start date: ASAP

Westonzoyland Community Primary School is a warm and welcoming small school in the heart of the Somerset Levels, graded Good in all areas by Ofsted in 2025.  We have a strong ethos of whole child development and using our beautiful outdoor environment in our learning.  Our school values of Embracing Opportunities, Choosing Kindness and Valuing Everyone are the foundations behind all that we do.

We are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to work with a SEN pupil with complex behaviour needs, supported by our SENDCo. The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner and have a passion for helping children to achieve their full potential, both academically and personally. Experience is preferred, but we are open to all individuals who have a passion for working with children.

Visits are warmly welcomed; our Headteacher will be delighted to show you our school.

For further information about the post, contact Laura Touchin, Office Manager.

Closing date: Sunday 1^st November 2026, 6pm
Interviews: Morning of Friday 6^th November 2026

Westonzoyland Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Monday – Friday 9:45am-12:15pm, 12.5 hours per week

Fixed term to August 2027 in the first instance

Position is dependent on the child being on roll

Grade 15 Point 3 (£13.28 per hour)

Start date: ASAP

Westonzoyland Community Primary School is a warm and welcoming small school in the heart of the Somerset Levels, graded Good in all areas by Ofsted in 2025.  We have a strong ethos of whole child development and using our beautiful outdoor environment in our learning.  Our school values of Embracing Opportunities, Choosing Kindness and Valuing Everyone are the foundations behind all that we do.

We are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to work with a Reception-age SEN pupil with complex behaviour needs, supported by our SENDCo. The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner and have a passion for helping children to achieve their full potential, both academically and personally. Experience is preferred, but we are open to all individuals who have a passion for working with children.

Visits are warmly welcomed; our Headteacher will be delighted to show you our school.

For further information about the post, contact Laura Touchin, Office Manager.

Closing date: Sunday 1^st November 2026, 6pm
Interviews: Morning of Friday 6^th November 2026

Westonzoyland Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

 

Clerk to the Board of Governors

87 hours per year (paid on contract of 2 hours per week)

Grade 13 (£13.92-£15.07 per hour)

Start date: November 2026

Westonzoyland Community Primary School and Pre-school is seeking a Clerk to the Board of Governors.

Westonzoyland Community Primary School is a warm and welcoming small school in the heart of the Somerset Levels, graded Good in all areas by Ofsted in 2025.  We have a strong ethos of whole child development and using our beautiful outdoor environment in our learning.  Our school values of Embracing Opportunities, Choosing Kindness and Valuing Everyone are the foundations behind all that we do.

The Governing Board, through its appointed and elected governors, plays a distinctive and essential role in the continuing success and development of the school.

The Clerk’s job is to work with the Chair, other governors and Headteacher, in dealing with administrative matters for the board and advising on procedural issues of governance and the board’s statutory duties. Central to the role is preparing for, taking notes at and producing minutes for meetings.

The post involves some evening work and the successful candidate should be available at times during the day. Good keyboard skills and the ability to write agendas and produce accurate, concise minutes are essential. Integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality are also essential.

New clerks receive advice, support and training from the SSE Education Governance Team and all clerks are encouraged to attend half termly briefings to update themselves on the latest developments in governance.

Typically, there are 6 meetings each year (1 per half term). There is a possibility of extra work according to need.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Amy Saturley via the school office – office@wzps.co.uk

Interviews can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.

Please submit your application to: office@wzps.co.uk

Westonzoyland Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.