Higher Level Teaching Assistant, with English Specialism

Wren Academy Enfield, Enfield, EN2 8GH

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,118.00 - £33,010.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 22-24

Higher Level Teaching Assistant, with English Specialism job summary

Wren Academy Enfield opened in September 2020 with a first cohort of Year 7 students and has then grown each year with the addition of a new year group. Our oldest students are now in Year 12, following the creation of our Sixth Form in September 2025, offering the full range of A Levels.

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated HLTA (with English specialism) to join our team.

Duties include:

• To support students with individual learning needs. This will include those who require assistance in accessing the curriculum and who need additional challenge in order to extend their learning.
• It is important that the candidate is confident in delivering interventions in English and can support in developing our literacy programme for students with SEND.
• To support student in lessons and liaise with the teacher to ensure suitable differentiation is provided.
• To work with team to co-ordinate the administration of spelling and reading tests and other assessments.
• To collaborate with parents and teaching staff to complete personal learning plans for students.
• To be a key worker for and work closely with students with an EHCP.
• To collate information on students with individual learning needs and circulate to teaching staff as necessary.
• To line manage and develop the practices of teaching assistants.
• To plan for and implement student interventions to enable their progress in lessons.
• To work with students in classroom, small group and one to one scenarios.
• To liaise and communicate with parents as appropriate.
• To take part in the Academy’s staff duty rota.
• To take part in the Academy’s enrichment programme.

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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.

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 Wren Academy Enfield

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 918 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wren Academy Enfield website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wren-academy-enfield

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