Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Special Educational Needs Focus

Priory Primary School, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4AQ

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,126.00 - £26,821.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 7

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Special Educational Needs Focus job summary

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Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together - all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch - we would be very happy to meet with you!

The Role : HLTA with a Special Educational Needs Focus

HVT Vacancy Reference: HVT0728

The successful HLTA will be expected to cover and lead class teaching across the school when appropriate (initially with a SEND focus), directing the work, where relevant, of other adults in supporting learning. They will undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher and school leaders and will contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role.

You will be appointed on Grade 7, working 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. You will be employed on a permanent contract.

Your actual salary will be £24,126

We are looking for a HLTA who:

• has a passion for learning
• knowledge and experienced of working with pupils with a range of special educational needs
• has high aspirations for all children and themselves
• provides inspirational learning experiences
• is committed to improving outcomes and raising aspirations for all children
• is knowledgeable about how children learn and progress
• is able to work as part of a team
• is willing to go the extra mile

We can offer you:

• Highly motivated staff
• A leadership team whose focus is on improving outcomes for our children
• Children who value learning and supportive parents
• An ethos of valuing staff and their Professional Development
• A stimulating learning environment which is conducive to learning
• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits (pension, holiday, discounted fees at our Trust schools)
• Employee Assistance Programme (supporting your health and wellbeing)
• Networking and support opportunities between the Trust schools

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Gina Doveston via email Gdoveston@priory.dudley.sch.uk

Closing Date: 5th January 2026

Shortlisting:

Interviews:

All applicants short listed will be required to take part in a formal interview process.

Additional Information:

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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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

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Offers of employment subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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 Priory Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 566 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Priory Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/priory-primary-school-dudley

Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of five very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Local Governing Committees, the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together – all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch – we would be very happy to meet with you! 

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