Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Intervention Lead

Ixworth High School, Ixworth, Suffolk, IP31 2HS

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  22 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,263 - £25,691 inc hol pay

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Intervention Lead job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

Tel: 01359 234050

• Salary - £23,263 - £25,691 inc hol pay (£28,598 - £31,022 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 35 hours per week
• Term Time plus one week 

Ixworth High School is a small high school set in the picturesque Suffolk countryside, we are 10 minutes from the A14, 20 mins from Bury St. Edmunds, 35 mins from Ipswich and 45 mins from Sudbury. We are part the Sapientia Educational Trust. There is a Specialist Unit on site “The Forge” for around 20 pupils, supporting pupils with Communication & Interaction needs.

Our values are Ready, Respectful and Safe as our standards in behaviour, we expect students to show resilience, take responsibility and to be ambitious in their learning. We were judged as Good in all areas in our Ofsted inspection in April 2025 and saw much improved results this year, we are in the top twenty most improved secondary schools in England.

The school's vision is to provide an education system that truly serves those it educates by always reflecting on and addressing individual needs, strengths, and interests. 

THE ROLE 

We are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with high standards and the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others as part of our school team as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, predominately based in our specialist unit.

 As an Intervention Lead you will be expected to lead and deliver a high-quality personalised learning provision for a range of learners across the 4 broad areas of need, those with experience of students with C&I needs and ASD are encouraged to apply. You would be responsible for delivering interventions on a 1-2-1 and in small groups as these are essential to ensure that all students thrive and make progress from their individual starting points. 

A part time role may be considered. Potential applicants are encouraged to visit our school and the specialist unit.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alistair Gibb 01359 234050.

How to apply

A job description and recruitment information sheet are available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.

Closing date:  19 January 2026, 9am

Interview date:  w/c  19 January 2026

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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 Ixworth High School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 547 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ixworth High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/set-ixworth-school

SET Ixworth school is a small / medium-sized high school set in the wonderful Suffolk countryside. We are over-subscribed and will have over 600 pupils in the school by September 2024.

The school enjoys a positive reputation in the community, as evidenced by the high demand for Year 7 places in September 2024. The students demonstrate respect, motivation and good behaviour in their learning.

The school's vision is to provide an education system that truly serves those it educates by always reflecting on and addressing individual needs, strengths, and interests. There is a Specialist Resource Base on site for around 12 pupils, supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities.

The school is currently a “good” school according to Ofsted, with an inspection from September 2019.

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