Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Manor Drive Secondary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7EP

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,841.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Manor Drive Secondary Academy is a brand new, oversubscribed school in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The school is very much the centre of the local community and is situated amongst a thriving new housing estate. We welcomed the first cohort of 120 Year 7 students in September 2022. Manor Drive is an ideal place to enhance your career, in a small team with high expectations. Whilst being an innovative and dynamic Academy, we have traditional values and high standards both for our students and staff. Staff are extremely supportive with ambitions of exceptional outcomes for all.

We wish to appoint an additional HLTA to work under the direction of the SENCO to enable access to learning for all pupils.

We are looking for a proactive, creative and forward thinking individual to raise attainment and achievement for students. In addition, you will adapt and deliver learning activities to individual students or small groups. Part of this role will be to provide personal care for physically disabled students.

Consistent and effective communication are required together with the ability to use own initiative.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

The rare and exciting opportunity to work in a new, growing school and be part of something from early in the school journey

Excellent professional development, guidance and support.

Strong focus on student and staff wellbeing

Free staff parking

Use of staff room space

Staff gym

Staff laptop

We welcome questions from prospective applicants, please contact, Penny Noble by email: pnoble@manordrivesecondary.org.uk We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications.

Closing date for applications is noon on Monday 21 September 2026

Manor Drive Secondary Academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, Barred Check List and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

If you have applied to a similar job vacancy at MDSA in the last 6 months please do not re-apply again.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Manor Drive Secondary Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 594 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Manor Drive Secondary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-drive-secondary-academy

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