14 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    4 January 2027

  • Closing date

    19 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    5 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, term time: 6 hours per day Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Hourly rate

Grade D £14.36 to £15.31 or Grade E £16.34 to £18.04 depending on experience and qualifications

What skills and experience we're looking for

Core responsibilities include:

● Working closely alongside the class teacher with the delivery of high-quality learning

● Delivering individual and small group literacy and numeracy interventions

● Being responsible for the whole class on occasions

● Being part of the team responsible for the lunchtime supervision of children!

Essential qualities, skills and experience include:

● Caring, patient and highly motivated

● A good standard of written and spoken English and mathematics (including strong passes in

English and Maths GCSE’s/O’ Levels)

● Working with children in a primary school setting

● Supporting children with SEND and successful use of behaviour management

techniques

● Appreciation and understanding of the importance of safeguarding

Desirable qualities, skills and experience include:

● Supporting phonics learning (LWLS would be ideal!)

● Level 2 qualification (or higher) for a Grade D position

● First Aid trained

And as for us, Appledore School is a friendly village school that prides itself on the breadth

What the school offers its staff

Local government pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Grade D & Grade E job descritions.docx - 32.4 KB (opens in new tab)
Teaching Assistant Advert.docx - 2.3 MB (opens in new tab)

About Appledore School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
244 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Appledore School website
Email address
jeremy.cooper@appledoreprimary.co.uk
Phone number
01237 474365
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/appledore-school

Appledore School is a one form entry school, which means big to have enough people to get all the jobs done yet small enough for all of us to know each other and the children really well. As a result, Appledore is a warm and friendly school where staff prioritise supporting and looking after both children and one another alike. In addition to a class teacher, all classes are supported by a full-time teaching assistant. We have worked hard to provide exciting opportunities for our children, through the design and delivery of our curriculum, to meet their ever-changing needs and interests and take full advantage of our wonderful school site and locality on a river and near the sea.  For more information about our school please visit https://www.appledore-primary.devon.sch.uk/ and select Intent, Implementation and Impact under the Curriculum tab for details about our curriculum and what also makes us ‘tick’. Our site is a lovely place to work and includes: a woodland, complete with outdoor classroom; an art studio, complete with dedicated art teacher; a huge polytunnel, complete with edible produce; a WWII garden, complete with an Anderson shelter and numerous outdoor play equipment that includes  ‘HMS Appledore’.

Arranging a visit to Appledore School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jeremy.cooper@appledoreprimary.co.uk.

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