Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST21 6AU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  2 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,785.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 7 SCP 15 32.5 hours a week

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

Bishop Lonsdale is seeking a dedicated and skilled Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our committed and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting high-quality teaching and learning, helping pupils to achieve their full potential in a positive and inclusive environment.

As a HLTA, you will deliver sessions to cover teacher absence, PPA teacher release time and leadership release time. you will work closely with teachers and leaders to deliver learning activities and provide targeted support when required. You will contribute to planning, assessment and the wider life of the academy, ensuring that pupils are engaged, challenged and well supported. You should

The successful candidate will have a calm and empathic approach, be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for all teaching activities, have strong classroom practice, confidence in leading learning, and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, colleagues and families. They will be adaptable, proactive and committed to promoting high standards of behaviour, achievement and wellbeing.

The successful candidate will support pupils with a range of needs, helping to remove barriers to learning and ensuring all children can access the curriculum. You may also contribute to intervention programmes, small group work and assessment activities, working under the direction of teaching staff.

We are looking for someone who holds HLTA status or equivalent experience and who has a secure understanding of child development, effective learning strategies and inclusive practice. Strong communication skills, good organisational ability and a collaborative approach are essential.

In return, we offer a welcoming and supportive working environment, opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people.

Bishop Lonsdale is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and pre-employment checks in line with statutory guidance.

The Trust is committed to being a Flexible Employer and welcomes open discussion around flexible working options.

For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact the main school office on 01785 336512 or office@lonsdale.staffs.sch.uk

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 Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 248 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-lonsdale-church-of-england-primary-academy

Bishop Lonsdale C of E Primary Academy (part of St Chad’s Academies Trust) is a vibrant and forward-thinking academy with a supportive staff team who are driven to secure the happiness and very best for all children. We are proud to work with and support the children, staff, and academy family with our motto of 'Believe, Achieve, Inspire'. We are a successful and oversubscribed school, judged to be Good by Ofsted in June 2019, and are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, dynamic, adaptable, and skilled class teacher to join this growing academy. Our fantastic children have a love of learning and deserve the best.

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