Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bearbrook Combined School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 7QP

69 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th September 2026

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,522.00 - £31,230.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 2-3

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

General:

- Working alongside the class teacher to deliver learning to support the academic achievement of all pupils

- Providing feedback to pupils and the class teacher

- Taking a lead role alongside the class teacher in implementing support plans for individual pupils

- Assisting the teacher with preparing equipment / photocopying / displays

Teaching classes or groups of children:

- Planning and preparing lessons and courses.

- Teaching pupils according to their educational needs including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupils in school and elsewhere.

- Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils when required.

- Using available assessment data in order to identify gaps in attainment for vulnerable groups including Pupil Premium children and taking action in order to close the gaps.

- Building and maintaining positive working relationships with pupils, families, external agencies and colleagues

Other duties:

- Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any other class or group of pupils assigned.

- Providing guidance and advice to pupils on educational and social matters.

- Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils.

- Communicating and consulting with parents of pupils.

- Communicating and consulting with persons or bodies outside the school and participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described.

- Participating in arrangements made for appraisal.

- Reviewing from time to time methods of teaching and programmes of work and participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.

- Advising and co-operating with the Headteacher and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.

- Maintaining good order and discipline among pupils and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on school premises and engaged in school activities elsewhere.

- Participating in school meetings which relate to the curriculum, administration or organisation of the school.

- Supervising and, as far as practicable, teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available to teach.

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 Bearbrook Combined School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bearbrook Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bearbrook-combined-school-aylesbury

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