HLTA

Reydon Primary School, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6QB

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,071.00 - £31,015.00 Annually (FTE) £21,025.29 - £22,431.27 Annually (Actual)

HLTA job summary

Location: Reydon Primary School, Southwold, Suffolk

Contract: Permanent, 31.25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary (Actual): ALT Grade F - £21,025.29 to £22,431.27

Help children overcome barriers and achieve their potential.

We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join Reydon Primary School, a welcoming and close-knit primary school at the heart of its community on the Suffolk coast. This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting teaching and learning, leading learning activities for individuals, groups and whole classes, and helping pupils with a wide range of needs to succeed. Working closely with teachers, families and colleagues, the successful candidate will combine strong classroom practice with warmth, initiative and high expectations, ensuring every child is supported to grow in confidence, make progress and enjoy a positive school experience.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals, groups and whole classes under the guidance of qualified teachers.
• Provide specialist support for pupils with SEND and other additional learning, behavioural, social or medical needs.
• Monitor, assess and record pupil progress, adapting learning approaches to support achievement.
• Provide short-term class cover and contribute to high-quality teaching and learning across the school.
• Build positive relationships with pupils, families, colleagues and external professionals to support pupil wellbeing and development.

Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more information, please contact Lucy Seaman, Interim Headteacher, at lseaman@reydonprimary.org

All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 4 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.

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 Reydon Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 168 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Reydon Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/reydon-primary-school-southwold

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