HLTA - Special Resource Provision

King's Academy Prospect, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  4 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,239.00 - £32,061.00 Annually (FTE) pay award pending

HLTA - Special Resource Provision job summary

Are you ready to help build something extraordinary from the ground up?

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) - Special Resource Provision (SRP)

• Salary: KGA Scale Band 6 Points 9-13

• Hours: 37 hours per week, Term-time only (plus 2inset days)

• Start Date: September 2026

• Location: King’s Academy Prospect

We are doing something incredibly exciting. This term, we are opening a brand-new, purpose-built Special Resource Provision (SRP) within our vibrant secondary school. This base will be a safe, nurturing, and ambitious haven for students with complex and moderate learning difficulties (CMLD), enabling them to access a tailored curriculum while remaining an active part of our mainstream school community.

We aren’t just looking for an assistant; we are looking for a founding pioneer. As our new HLTA, you will work hand-in-hand with our SRP Lead to shape the environment, design the routines, and deliver high-impact learning sessions that make our students feel seen, heard, and capable of amazing things.

Why you’ll love working here:

• A Blank Canvas: You will have a genuine voice in how this new provision is run, structured, and decorated.

• The Best of Both Worlds: The tight-knit, supportive feel of a specialist SEND environment, backed by the resources and career progression of a thriving secondary school.

• True Impact: You will see the direct results of your creativity and patience as our founding cohort of students grow in confidence and independence.

What we need from you:

• You hold an HLTA qualification (or equivalent experience/degree) and have a deep understanding of complex and moderate learning needs.

• You are a master of adaptability—capable of leading a small group through a functional maths lesson one hour, and co-regulating a student having a sensory overload the next.

• You bring infectious energy, resilience, and a belief that there is no "one-size-fits-all" in education.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment of the successful applicant(s) will be subject to enhanced DBS certificate and registration with the update service. King's Academy Prospect is an equal opportunities employer.

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 King's Academy Prospect

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1157 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: King's Academy Prospect website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-s-academy-prospect

We have a distinctive school culture which all staff and students understand and buy in to. We have committed and highly visible school leaders who are ambitious for the future success of the school. All stakeholders share a clear understanding of the school culture – ‘this is how we do things here and these are the values we hold’. This ambitious and supportive school culture expects attention to detail and thoroughness in all that we do – from students, staff and all stakeholders, and a core belief that all students matter equally.

We are an ambitious and forward thinking school that wants and expects the best for all our students. Recently recognised as 'Good' overall with Outstanding Leadership and Management by Ofsted, we are also an extremely rewarding place to work that prioritises staff well-being and personal development, providing access and time to complete additional qualifications.

To learn more about our school, please visit our website www.kgaprospect.uk and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @kgaprospect.

King's Academy Prospect is part of the King’s Group Academies MAT led by a team of former and current Ofsted ‘outstanding’ head teachers and Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI). Please note link to King’s Group Academies Vision and Mission - https://kingsacademies.uk/aboutus/vision-and-mission

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