Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Holtspur School & Pre-School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1BH

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as Possible

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,129.00 - £32,594.00 Annually (FTE) Hourly pay is between £14.58 and £16.89 P/H depending on qualifications and or experience (Actual pro-rata annual salary £20,954 to £24,280 based on 32.5hrs/week full time 39 weeks per year (term time only).

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our pupils' learning and development. You will assist teachers in the classroom, promote inclusion, and lead classes during PPA time. Your contributions will help ensure a high-quality educational experience for all pupils, including those with special educational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching and Learning:
• Support the work of the class teacher to enhance the achievement of all pupils.
• Lead and teach classes during teachers' PPA time, ensuring engaging and effective learning experiences.
• Promote inclusion by encouraging participation in learning and extracurricular activities.
• Use effective behaviour management strategies in line with the school’s policies.
• Planning and Assessment:
• Contribute to the planning and preparation of learning activities, using your area(s) of expertise.
• Monitor, record, and report on pupil progress, providing feedback to teachers.
• Prepare the classroom for lessons, ensuring a stimulating and safe learning environment.
• Collaboration:
• Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, and parents under the direction of the class teacher.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and relevant professionals to support pupil development.
• Participate in meetings with parents and carers to discuss pupil progress and barriers to learning.
• Professional Development:
• Engage in continuous professional development to enhance your skills and knowledge.
• Participate in the school’s appraisal procedures to reflect on and improve your practice.

Please look at our Job Description and Person Specification

Please do look at our website where you will get a flavour of why we are truly proud of what we do as a team to ensure our children reach their full potential through their enriched learning journeys at Holtspur Primary School and Pre-School.

Interviews will be conducted on an on-going basis; the vacancy may be closed early where a suitable candidate is appointed. We therefore encourage candidates to submit applications as early as possible.

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 674325
Email: bursar@holtspurschool.co.uk

Holtspur School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full vetting checks, including a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent cautions and convictions cautions

All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

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 Holtspur School & Pre-School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 201 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holtspur School & Pre-School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holtspur-school-pre-school

We are a friendly, single form entry school in Beaconsfield, at the heart of the community of Holtspur. We are fortunate to have excellent grounds and facilities, with a Children’s Centre and a Pre-School on site.

Our school is a child-centred place of learning where pupils feel secure, valued and happy. All of our children are unique and special and we aim to recognise and cater for their specific needs; developing talents and skills, overcoming difficulties and providing a wide range of opportunities.

Our motto is ‘High Achievement in Learning and Caring for Every Child’ and all members of our school community work hard to help children be the best they can be, developing a positive and open attitude to learning and the confidence to persevere calmly and creatively. We foster caring attitudes underpinned by respect, good manners and showing empathy towards others.

We work closely with parents, families and other members of the community to ensure the wellbeing of all our children and are known as a caring community school.

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