Key Stage 3 Intervention Tutor – Literacy and Numeracy
Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JB15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
1 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
16 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,745.00 Annually (Actual) H6 + fringe pro rata
Key Stage 3 Intervention Tutor – Literacy and Numeracy job summary
Longdean School
Key Stage 3 Intervention Tutor - Literacy and Numeracy
Salary: £26745 (H6 + fringe, pro rata)
37 hours per week - Permanent
Start date: January 2027
Longdean are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to lead targeted catch-up intervention for Key Stage 3 students who are currently working below age-related expectations in Maths and English.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine, measurable difference to the outcomes of some of our most vulnerable learners, within a school that is fully committed to supporting you in the role.
Longdean School is a good school (Ofsted, March 2025), and we're not resting there. We live our values of Pride, Perseverance, Ambition and Respect through all of our work; we teach and prepare our young people to have resilience and confidence, to accept and respond to challenges, to build an enduring passion for learning, and to become independent thinkers with respect for themselves and others — and we need a Head of Mathematics who shares these values and is ambitious for all in our community.
We strive for excellence by teaching and preparing our young people to have confidence, to accept and respond to challenges, to have an enduring passion for learning and to become independent thinkers with respect for themselves and others.
About the Role:
Deliver short-term, high-impact intervention strategies designed to close gaps in Maths and English for KS3 students identified as behind their peers
Work from your own fully resourced intervention classroom, with a dedicated budget to ensure resources remain up to date and responsive to students’ needs
Benefit from close, ongoing support and guidance from the Lead of KS3 Maths and the Lead of KS3 English, who will help shape and quality-assure your intervention programmes
Work in close partnership with the SEND team to ensure a joined-up approach — so that students with additional needs do not fall between the gaps of "SEND support" and "catch-up" provision
Track student progress and adjust intervention groupings and strategies based on evidence of impact
Be fully integrated into the life of the school, working as part of a wider team of teachers, TAs, and pastoral staff rather than in isolation
What we offer:
A personalised package of support and training, including HLTA-specific CPD and subject-focused guidance from experienced curriculum leads
Your own fully resourced intervention classroom, located within the Maths and English departments, providing an ideal base for high-quality small-group and 1:1 teaching
A collaborative, well-supported working environment with regular contact with subject leads and the SEND team
The opportunity to shape and develop the school’s KS3 catch-up provision, with the autonomy to develop the role alongside KS3 Leads and respond to current research and evidence to ensure the greatest possible impact on learning
A genuinely rewarding role with visible, short-term impact on student outcomes
What we’re looking for:
HLTA status (or working towards, with willingness to complete accreditation)
Experience supporting students who are behind age-related expectations in Maths and/or English at KS3
A strong understanding of, or willingness to learn, evidence-based catch-up and intervention strategies
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments (Maths, English, SEND, pastoral)
A genuine passion for ensuring every student — including those with additional needs — gets the support they need to succeed
Resilience, flexibility, and a solutions-focused approach to working with students who may have gaps in confidence as well as attainment
Key Relationships:
Lead of KS3 Maths
Curriculum guidance, intervention content, identification of students; progress monitoring
Lead of KS3 English
Curriculum guidance, intervention content, identification of students; progress monitoring
SEND Team
Joint planning to ensure no student falls between SEND and catch-up provision
Class/Subject Teachers
Referrals, shared tracking of student progress
Longdean School is proud to work within Scholars’ Education Trust.
Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
If you have any questions, please contact HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424. To apply, please fill in an application form on My New Term - CVs are not accepted.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday, 1 October 2026
Date of Interview: Tuesday, 6 October 2026
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Declaration of criminal offences
The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Longdean School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1436 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- Longdean School website
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