Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Drake Primary School, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JW8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2026
Closing date
12 December 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
3 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 0830-1530 x 5 = 30 hours a week, term time plus one week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale F - starts at £28,598 FTE
What skills and experience we're looking for
Drake Primary School has a unique opportunity for an excellent Higher Level Teaching Assistantto join our teaching and learning team. If you are passionate about inclusion, unrelenting in achieving the best outcomes for children, values centred and keen to work in an innovative and ambitious team. we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for someone who will:
- Be aligned with our values to deliver our vision, mission and aims
- Have experience in supporting children and leading classes across the full primary phase
- Have a proven track record of providing effective support for pupil learning
- Be representative of all celebrating the uniqueness of each individual in our school community
- Foster and understand that knowledge, wisdom and skills are achieved through the creative habits of learning
- Help everyone find joy in learning, feel safe to make mistakes and know when they are successful
- Recognise everyone’s role in the future of the world and its climate and link learning to the world of work
- Implement our relational approach through building relationships and supporting inclusion
- Provide pupils with a calm, safe and nurturing environment
- Uphold clear boundaries and high expectations
- Have excellent communication skills with pupils, colleagues and parents
- Ensure our pupils play safely, demonstrate our school values and build resilient friendships
- Prioritise mental health and wellbeing
- Fulfil the person specification attached
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- An innovative, trailblazing and successful school with strong support from an experienced Senior Leadership Team and a warm, friendly staff.
- Recognised for outstanding SEND, inclusion and as an Autism Specialist School by the National Autistic Society.
- Committed to empowering pupils and staff as advocates for a more sustainable world.
- The chance to work with wonderful students and families.
- A caring ethos with skilled, enthusiastic staff dedicated to pupil welfare, progress and life chances. Excellent professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Comprehensive safeguarding training and career pathway planning.
- Well-resourced ICT facilities.
- Opportunities to work in the local community and with our partner federation school.
- A Platinum Arts mark school with musicians in residence.
- Strong collaboration with our local cultural education partnership, celebrating creativity and enrichment.
Further information about the job
Start date: Monday 5th January 2025
Starting salary: Dependant on experience, from Scale F £28,598 FTE
Hours: 0830-1530 x 5 = 30 hours a week, term time plus one week.
Duration: Permanent
Closing date: Friday 12th December 2025
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Drake Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 411 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Drake Primary School website
- Email address
- headspa@drake.norfolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01842762055
Arranging a visit to Drake Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headspa@drake.norfolk.sch.uk.
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