Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3BA

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 26

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  25 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.82 - £16.08 Hourly

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Key Responsibilities:

Class Cover and Support:

• Deliver planned lessons to pupils across various subjects in the absence of the class teacher and cover PPA, ensuring the continuity of learning.
• Provide individual and small group support to pupils, differentiating the curriculum as required to meet their needs.
• Assess pupils' learning, providing feedback to the class teacher regarding student progress, achievements, and areas for improvement.
• Support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), adapting materials and approaches to promote inclusion
• Supervise pupils during activities, ensuring their safety and promoting positive behaviour.
• Work collaboratively with teachers to plan and deliver lessons, ensuring alignment with the curriculum.

Pastoral Support:

• Support the emotional, social, and behavioural development of pupils, acting as a positive role model.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, offering guidance and mentoring where necessary.
• Recognise early signs of emotional or behavioural issues and intervene appropriately to ensure pupils’ well-being.
• Support pupils in managing relationships with peers, promoting positive interactions and conflict resolution.
• Work closely with pastoral teams and teachers to implement strategies for improving pupils’ emotional health and academic engagement

Safeguarding and Family Work:

• Actively participate in safeguarding procedures, following school policies and local authority guidelines to protect pupils from harm.
• Report any concerns related to student safety, welfare, or well-being to the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) in a timely manner.
• Support vulnerable pupils by maintaining strong communication with families, carers, and external agencies.
• Assist in organising and delivering parent meetings, workshops, and support for families.
• Promote a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for families, helping to strengthen the school-community relationship.

General Duties:

• Attend regular staff meetings (where applicable), training, and professional development opportunities.
• Contribute to school improvement plans and initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records as required by school policies.
• Assist with school events, extracurricular activities, and school trips as needed.
• Uphold and promote the ethos, values, and safeguarding policies of the school.

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 Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/market-drayton-infant-nursery-school

Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School is a thriving three form entry school with a large early years nursery. We believe the time our pupils spend with us as developing learners is the most important in all their years of education. We are determined to keep innovating and building on improvements to ensure we provide the very best learning opportunities for all.

"An excellent, happy school where we enjoy learning"

Our school values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning, and provide an environment which prepares our pupils as confident, happy citizens.

Our school vision is "to create a learning environment which encourages every individual to achieve their best in all aspects of their lives".

Our values underpin the vision statement and aims. At our school we especially value:

Collaboration: 'We work together to support and nurture everyone to achieve their aims'
Aspirations: 'We encourage each other to aim high and achieve their aspirations’
Respect: ‘We are honest, thoughtful and considerate to ourselves, others and the world around us'
Positivity: 'We adopt a 'can do' and optimistic attitude'

These values underpin everything that we do in order to achieve excellence.

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