Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Wymondham College Prep School, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZ

23 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  27 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,602 - £23,856 actual pa

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary - SCP 12-17, £21,602 - £23,856 actual pa (£28,598 to £31,022 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term time +1 week
• Required for 1 September 2026

Wymondham College Prep School is looking to appoint someone who is passionate about both teaching and learning and supporting and nurturing pupils to be the very best they can be. This individual needs to believe in the power of kindness and be highly motivated to work as a part of a highly ambitious and committed team.

 

Our HLTAs are hugely valued by everyone and will have the opportunity to work in a small team of people on planning and resourcing lessons. They will be supported by being provided with detailed curriculum guidance and schemes of work with accompanying plans and resources. They will have PPA and will be supported by our Assistant Headteacher – Teaching and Learning. Our HLTAs are part of our teaching team, all of which take part in our weekly Professional Learning meetings where we learn and train together. HLTAs will also have the opportunity to be coached using Steplab, supporting the development of their pedagogical practice.

Wymondham College Prep School opened in September 2020 with two Reception classes housed in Wymondham College. In September 2021 the school moved into its new purpose-built home on the site of Wymondham College. The school is currently two form entry from Reception – Year 6 with 422 pupils on roll. When the school is full, we will be a school of 452 pupils which includes up to 32 boarders across Year 5 & Year 6.

We are a learning community who all feel safe to make mistakes, learn and grow by loving the struggle of learning. We want everyone to ‘Try Hard, Be Kind, Be You’ and to work in the WCPS way, to ‘Wonder, Contribute, Persevere, Support’. We are a school built on kindness, providing an holistic and values led education with relationships, wellbeing and belonging at the heart of everything we do. We use restorative justice and zones of regulation to ensure our pupils constantly reflect on their choices, feelings and interactions with others, enabling them to truly flourish.

THE POST

We are looking for a positive and inspiring Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join the team at Wymondham College Prep School on a permanent basis. The role will support and complement the professional work of teachers as directed. The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience working with children, preferably primary school age, in a classroom or similar environment and have evidence of professional growth;
• Show a secure knowledge and understanding of effective teaching and learning;
• Be eager to learn, grow and develop their pedagogy to be the best they can be;
• Be committed to the school’s high standards of teaching, learning and professional development;
• Have excellent communication skills, a warm and caring manner and a good sense of humour;
• Understand the importance of an inclusive environment, have high expectations and confidence to challenge and support pupils’ choices;
• Have a welcoming, kind and nurturing manner and a commitment to professionalism.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.

Closing date:  19 June, 12 noon

Interview date:  24 June 2026

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2024, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wymondham College Prep School

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 400 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wymondham College Prep School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wymondham-college-prep-school

Our school is committed to the professional development of all staff and provides a safe and supportive environment to work in. We are a learning community who all feel safe to make mistakes, learn and grow by loving the struggle of learning. We want everyone to ‘Try Hard, Be Kind, Be You’ and to work in the WCPS way, to ‘Wonder, Contribute, Persevere, Support’.

We put relationships, wellbeing and belonging at the heart of everything we do and use restorative justice and zones of regulation to ensure our pupils constantly reflect on their choices, feelings and interactions with others. We are an ‘Outstanding School’ June 2023 – a reflection of our ambition to provide something special in our unique school.

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