Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

The Abbey Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8AZ

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) £14.36 per hour. The job is for 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

Are you eager to be a HLTA at a school where children shine, staff thrive, and the community supports you? The Abbey Primary School are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated HLTA to join our team from September 2025.

Why The Abbey Primary School?
📍 Nestled in the heart of Northampton, we’re more than just a school, we’re a community that believes in every child’s potential.
🌟 Our reputation is exemplary, our children are enthusiastic and eager to learn, and our staff are dedicated and ready to innovate.
🚀 We’re part of the INMAT family, 11 schools working together to make a difference.

What Makes Us ‘The Abbey’?

The Abbey Primary School is a welcoming and friendly school, which thrives on a team approach and a caring ethos. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and collaborative approach to education. We ensure that we provide our children with high quality education as well as supporting and developing their independence.

Throughout our pupils’ learning journey, our vision is for them to leave us with an enriched knowledge of the world around them, alongside developing curiosity, creativity and independence, preparing them for their next stage of education.  We strive to encourage children to be all they can be, stay true to themselves and celebrate their successes.

We’re proud of our whole-school community code, known as The 5 Bs. The 5 Bs are based on the core values that we aspire to, and these are promoted throughout the school.

Our core values are:

• Be Yourself
• Be Caring and Kind
• Be Thoughtful and Fair
• Be Honest and Helpful
• Be your Best

Ofsted March 2023- Overall Grading of ‘Good’, with ‘Outstanding’ in Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development

‘Parents and carers overwhelmingly agree that this a happy, caring and inclusive school in which pupils can learn.’

‘Pupils behave exceptionally well. They are fully engaged in their learning.’

‘Leaders consider staff well-being and workload. They offer staff support when needed. The well-being of all the school’s staff is a priority. Leaders promote a culture of kindness and caring.’

Ofsted report (March 2023)

Why This Role is for You

🌍 A chance to be part of shaping children’s futures being part of a school with big ambitions.
🤝 A strong, supportive community that believes in teamwork.
💡 A work-family of like-minded staff—you won’t be doing this alone.

The successful candidates will:

• Show enthusiasm and dedication to ensuring all children achieve to the best of their abilities
• Show enthusiasm for learning, initiative and have an understanding of the importance of supporting social and emotional development in children
• Thrive as part of a collaborative team
• Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and success of all children
• Promote the vision and values of The Abbey Primary School

In return we will provide:

• A dedicated, friendly and committed staff and governors who will support you
• Pupils who are friendly, happy and enthusiastic
• A supportive environment in which to work, where everyone is valued
• Opportunities for further CPD

The successful candidate will be fully supported in their career and professional development through CPD and a commitment to supporting up to date training and development needs.

This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional references checks.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged, please contact Jodie Smith at Jodie.Smith@APS.inmat.org.uk or via telephone on 01604 660100.

If you would like an informal chat about the role in more detail, please contact our Deputy Headteacher, Lucy Kelsall, on 01604 660100

Interview date: Friday 4th July 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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Abbey Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 338 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Abbey Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-abbey-primary-school

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