HLTA

Tithe Farm Primary School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5JB

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC scale point 9 -11
• Additional allowances:

  NJC scale point 9 -11

HLTA job summary

The Person

We are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with a passion for supporting children to learn and wants to make a difference to the pupils and families they serve. You will have high standards, be a good communicator and collaborate effectively with others. The ability to show care, compassion and be able to use your own initiative is imperative.

You will be an experienced LSA with experience of leading teaching of a whole class and supporting pupils with SEND. You will contribute to creating a supportive environment that meets the needs of children both at a whole class and individual level. You will have high expectations for childrenʼs learning and future lives. The ability to build strong and meaningful relationships with pupils, families and other stakeholders is essential.

Job Description

You will support the development of children who have identified SEND needs. You work with individuals and teach small groups which contribute to creating a nurturing environment. You will have whole class teaching responsibilities for planned and adhoc cover. You will hold a belief that there are no limits to learning and commit to ensuring that every young person achieves their potential.

Responsibilities include:

• Work alongside the SENDCO and class teaches to create a nurturing, communication rich environment whereby both staff and pupils flourish

• Embed an ethos of aspiration, high expectation, low threat whereby staff model expectation through positive interactions with pupils and their families

• Lead whole class learning when cover is required

• Model excellent communication and interaction with pupils and their families and positive behaviour management strategies; ensuring behaviour expectations are understood by all

• Deliver interventions, make observations and contribute to next step planning

• Recording observations and outcomes to support identifying achievements

• Supporting children in fulfilling their academic potential but recognise that school is about much more than that

• Engaging children in their learning by being enthusiastic and approachable

• Work closely with families; building positive and effective relationships that support pupils to feel safe, secure and make progress

• To support the pupils in the development of skills, e.g. managing emotions and behaviour, speech, motor-control, communication, sensory regulation, basic skills such as vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling and mathematics by encouraging concentration, communication, sharing and other social skills

• To assist with children at the beginning and end of the day and in the playground as required and to have an awareness of and adherence to all school safeguarding procedures and participate in training as appropriate

Examples of the role and responsibility of a similar level may be undertaken and are not excluded simply because they are not itemised

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 Tithe Farm Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tithe Farm Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tithe-farm-primary-school

Tithe Farm Primary is a medium sized primary school based in Houghton Regis, between Dunstable and Luton. We are a Local Authority Community School, offering a good education to children aged two to eleven. Community and life enrichment dominate our school ethos - we want our children to be the best they can be academically, with a broad range of experiences to enhance their learning. Our children have a high profile in our local community as exemplary ambassadors for our school - we are really proud of them. The school team supports professional development by providing support to other schools in Central Bedfordshire - this means that there are great opportunities for career development beyond the school. Ambition for staff is similar to that for children, there are no ceilings on your learning and if you work hard you will go far!

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