HLTA

Oakway Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4SD

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 March 2026

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 21,124.00 - 22,521.00

HLTA job summary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

 

Oakway Academy

Off Oakway, Wellingborough, Northants

 

NJC Scale Point 8 to 12 (£26,824 to £28,598 FTE)

Actual Salary per annum (£21,124 to £22,521 per annum)

33 hours 45 mins per week, 39 weeks per year. 

 

We are looking for a knowledgeable and professional HLTA to support our pupils in the learning environment. This is an important role in our friendly and welcoming academy, where your work as part of the wider team will support with inclusion and help to raise standards of achievement for all pupils. This post would be suitable for a candidate with significant experience working as a HLTA or TA3.

In January 2023, Ofsted confirmed that we are a ‘Good’ school. They said “The staff care deeply about all of its pupils” and “The school has high expectations for behaviour...Behaviour is good in lessons and on the playground.”

At Oakway Academy, staff are valued and supported. Here is some feedback from existing colleagues showing how they feel about working at our wonderful academy:

“My work colleagues are absolutely amazing and since working in schools for nearly 25 years I have never known such a friendly, compassionate and caring team!”

“All staff have been helping each other to do the best for our school”

“I feel that my ideas are listened to and discussed. I feel that the work I do is recognised and valued”

(Excerpts from Hatton Academies Trust People Wellbeing Survey 2023)

 

Oakway Academy is part of the Hatton Academies Trust. This expanding Multi Academy Trust is a family of schools collaborating in all aspect of teaching, learning and school management. The trust is dedicated to high standards of education for all our students, developing opportunities for all and passionate about lifelong learning. Oakway Academy provide education for approximately 600 children aged 4 to 11 and is committed to serving the children and families of the community.

For an informal chat about this exciting opportunity, please contact the Principal at Oakway Academy, on 01933 678714.

You can apply for this vacancy, plus see the job description and further details about the post and the academy from our website:

 https://www.hattonacademiestrust.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/ 

The closing date for this vacancy is 9.00am on Monday 12th January 2026

 

Education without limits; Integrity at all times

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 Oakway Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 579 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakway Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakway-academy

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