17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    12 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, term-time only + 3 INSET days • 8.30 – 4.30 (Monday – Thursday) • 8.30 – 4.00 (Friday)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28482.37 to £30077.81

Pay scale

SO1 (points 23 – 25)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you have a relentless focus on improving outcomes & life opportunities for pupils, and truly want to ‘make a difference’ to their lives?

Asquith Primary School is a friendly and inclusive primary school. We pride ourselves on being a school that offers our pupils a well-rounded and enjoyable education, and are keen to further develop a wide range of opportunities in the arts, music, outdoor learning and sport.

The Governors, staff and children of the school are seeking a HLTA to join our teaching team.

Are you:

  • Dedicated, positive, resilient and ‘want to make a difference’
  • Wanting to do the best for every single child in your care
  • Looking to have a wider impact on the life of a large primary school

Do you have:

  • Qualified HLTA status or equivalent
  • A Particular expertise in PE, Music, Spanish, Computing or Outdoor Learning
  • Excellent behaviour management skills using a positive behaviour approach

If the answer to all of the above is yes, then we would love you to join our team!

The successful candidate will take responsibility for learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. You will advance pupils’ learning where the assigned teacher is not present, e.g. PPA cover, course cover, teacher release time or short-term absence cover. In conjunction with the class teacher, activities will involve planning, preparing and delivering lessons as well as monitoring and assessing pupils through marking & feedback, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development. You will be responsible for the quality of these activities in line with school monitoring procedures.

You will also have specific responsibilities for the development of a specialist area within the school. We would be particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have particular expertise in PE, Music, Spanish, Computing, or Outdoor Learning who would be able to offer lesson cover in any of these areas.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • a friendly, welcoming school

a supportive leadership team and a great team of dedicated and committed staff

Commitment to safeguarding

Asquith Primary is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility. As part of the recruitment process, an enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate, this process is completed by an online third-party company. Positions are subject to two satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@asquithprimary.org

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Additional documents

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About Asquith Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
399 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01133075550

We are a large primary school situated on the outskirts of Morley in Leeds.

Arranging a visit to Asquith Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@asquithprimary.org.

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