Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8AQ

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,385.44 - £26,625.50 Annually (Actual) FTE £31,537.00 - £34,434.00

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) job summary

This unique role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact across the entire school, from Year R to Year 6.

The Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Class Cover: Providing high-quality cover for classes across all key stages.

• Pastoral Mentoring: Supporting the emotional and pastoral wellbeing of pupils who need it most.

• Family Liaison: Building strong, supportive links with our families to ensure every child thrives.

• Play Development: Leading a project to enhance and diversify the range of play activities available at lunchtimes.

Our Educational Vision At Wolvercote, our teaching is underpinned by the RLT Core Principles for Teaching and Learning, which emphasize a highly intentional, technique-aware approach.

• Rigorous Instruction: We value high-quality direct explanation as the most powerful resource for learning. You will use evidence-based strategies, such as Rosenshine’s principles (e.g., "I do, we do, you do"), to ensure all pupils achieve excellence.

• Flexible Learning: We provide a creative curriculum where pupils engage in flexible learning projects, developing independence and problem-solving skills.

• Inclusion & Restoration: We are committed to inclusive practice, ensuring pupils with high needs thrive in our mainstream environment through high-quality support. Our restorative approach to behaviour is built on "Respectful Relationships," acting with care, integrity, and fairness.

What We Offer You

We recognise that "great schools thrive because of the people in them". As a member of our team, you will benefit from:

• Wellbeing First: A supportive work environment that values staff mental health, including access to "Wellbeing Champions" and a calm, dedicated staffroom.

• Professional Growth: Being part of the River Learning Trust provides exceptional opportunities for career progression, high-quality CPD, and collaboration with a wide network of schools. The school has a record of successfully supporting staff through from being a TA to becoming a teacher.

• Community Support: You will work alongside a highly supportive parent body and a wider community that is deeply invested in our school's vision.

The Ideal Candidate

You should be an adaptable experienced practitioner who is:

• Passionate about both rigorous direct instruction and creative, flexible learning.

• Committed to inclusive and restorative practices, with the patience and skill to support children with complex needs.

• An excellent communicator capable of building trust with families and colleagues.

Apply Today

To learn more about our school, please visit wolvercoteprimary.org.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Mandy Hayes, about the role, prior to application, then please email office@wolvercoteprimary.org or telephone 01865 558301.

The River Learning Trust and Wolvercote Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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

The River Learning Trust and Wolvercote Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people.

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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 Wolvercote Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 331 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wolvercote Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wolvercote-primary-school-oxford

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