Higher-Level Teaching Assistant, Literacy Interventions

Uffculme School, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3AG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Term time: •13 hours per week (2 days a week, 8.30am – 3.30pm, including 30 minute unpaid break) •Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 27,709 - £29,542 FTE; actual salary £8,251 - £8,797

What skills and experience we're looking for

Uffculme School wishes to appoint a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant to work as part of a team of two staff, acting as the leads for Key Stage 3 literacy interventions across the school

We are looking for people who:

• have experience of administrative work in an educational environment,
• have knowledge of issues relevant to special educational needs (SEN)
• are resilient, flexible and able to work under pressure.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

• Eligibility to join excellent Local Government pension scheme
• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities

• Access to staff wellbeing provision
• Free car parking.
• Discounted membership at our on-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free tea and coffee.

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

Uffculme School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HLTA advert Oct 26.pdf - 140 KB (opens in new tab)

HLTA Recruitment Pack Oct 26.pdf - 1.74 MB (opens in new tab)

BEP RECRUITMENT PACK_SEPTEMBER 2026.pdf - 1.06 MB (opens in new tab)

About Uffculme School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1093 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Uffculme School website
• Email address: HR@uffculmeschool.bep.ac
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uffculme-school

Uffculme is a happy and friendly school with high ambitions for every student. We are fully inclusive but are relentless in our determination that every child will fulfil their potential. Our reputation and outcomes speak for themselves and although we are regularly the top performing comprehensive school in the region, we refuse to be complacent. We want to be the best school we possibly can be and are always looking for ways in which we can develop and improve.

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