HLTA – Year 11 English Intervention (0.5 – FT)

West Craven High School, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5TB

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): To be discussed with the successful candidate
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7, SCP19

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Attainments

4 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English - Essential

HLTA qualification or equivalent - Desirable

Knowledge

Experience of working with children in a secondary education setting - Desirable

Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities of HLTAs - Desirable

Ability and confidence to assist pupils with GCSE English in line with learning strategies, national curriculum and exam specification - Essential Experience of basic administrative tasks - Desirable

What the school offers its staff

West Craven is a small and vibrant secondary school for young people aged 11 to 16 years which serves this local Lancashire/Yorkshire community. Barnoldswick is located on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border with both Leeds and Manchester drivable in just under an hour. Preston, Skipton and Bradford are easily commutable and the town is on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Bronte Country and the Forest of Bowland. The Lake District, Morecambe Bay and the Fylde Coast are all a short drive away. Our vision is to create a culture and ethos which promotes high aspirations and expectations, balanced with the highest level of care and support. We want students to love coming to West Craven, love learning and love being part of the academy family. The vision involves educating the whole child; our academy motto ‘Ad Vitam Paramus’ means ‘We Are Preparing for Life’. We encourage all students to get fully involved in the life of the academy and the opportunities beyond the classroom.

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.

The successful candidate for this role will:

1. Deliver high quality English intervention and relevant programs of learning with individuals and small groups of students, to ensure excellent academic outcomes

3. Prepare and adapt teaching materials, resources and equipment, and assist students in their use

4. Work with teaching staff and leaders, in the planning and evaluation of learning programs for individual students

5. Support students in increasing their self-confidence and independence through encouragement and the effective use of praise

6. Establish supportive relationships with students, staff and parents, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs

7. Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all students within the school, and to ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

8. Monitor the progress, needs and behaviours of individual students and report these to teachers and leaders as necessary

Commitment to safeguarding

Please visit https://pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/safeguarding-and-child-protection/587.html

Applying for the job

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About West Craven High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 591 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Craven High School website
• Email address: hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-craven-high-school

West Craven High School joined Pendle Education Trust in September 2016. As a small and vibrant school, it specialises in giving its students the individual attention that larger establishments can find difficult. Every student at West Craven is an individual, prized for their individual skills, and it is a priority for the school to help each student achieve their personal goals.

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