Pastoral Lead and HLTA
Abbotsweld Primary Academy, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6TE18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,754.28 - £19,651.32 Annually (Actual) Scale 5 (FTE £26698 - £27975.00) Actual Salary £18745.28 - £19651.32
Pastoral Lead and HLTA job summary
Higher Level Teaching Assistant / Instructor
Salary: Scale 5 Pt 8-11 FTE £26698-£27975
Pro rata for 32.5 hrs working NET term time plus insets: £18754.28 - £19651.32
Start date: September 2025
Hours: 32.5 hrs term time + insets (36.4 working weeks)
Abbotsweld Primary Academy are looking for a Pastoral Lead and HLTA to join our successful team. The ideal candidate would be an effective role model that sets high expectations and motivates the pupils to achieve. Applicants must be enthusiastic and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.. Part time applications will also be considered for this role.
Essential requirements:
- At least a C in English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- Level 3 qualification (or currently working towards achieving)
- Ability to use ICT and learn new skills
- Working in partnership with specialist teacher to support pupils needs
Additional benefits at working at Abbotsweld Primary Academy:
- Additional 13 days school holidays
- Competitive salary
- IT equipment relevant to the post
- Subsidised accommodation for teaching staff
- An outstanding childcare facility (under 3 years) for NET staff at discounted rates
- A supportive team of leaders and staff
- Opportunities for growth and development
- A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the trust
- Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
- SENDCO network within the Trust
- Working with a pastoral team, including a family liaison officer
- Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
- National pay rates
- Flexible working opportunities
- Supportive special leave requests
Abbotsweld Primary Academy offer a unique chance to be part of a friendly and supportive team. Being part of a primary cluster of six schools, staff work in teams to share the responsibility for planning, with support from Trust subject leads and the Curriculum Director. High quality CPD is offered across the Trust.
The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything they do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other local schools within NET. At Abbotsweld we believe in the future development of our teachers to enable them to develop and progress their career.
What Ofsted says about Abbotsweld Primary Academy:
“Teachers and teaching assistants work closely together. They plan a good range of learning opportunities for children, covering all the areas of the early years curriculum. The environment, both indoors and outdoors, is attractive and interesting for young children. For example, children are provided with physical activities that give them the opportunity to learn to manage risks safely.”
“The executive headteacher has made an enormous contribution to the improvements in this school and uses the ‘fire in her belly’ and her very high aspirations to continually and doggedly pursue excellence in every aspect of school life. The executive headteacher has a very clear vision for the future development of the school, based on a thorough understanding of what works in education and how children learn.”
“High aspiration pervades leadership at all levels at Abbotsweld. Some leaders ‘belong’ to the school, while others ‘belong’ to the hub. This makes no difference. The vision and the passion to provide the best possible education remain the same. The school has improved enormously and continues to improve rapidly as a result.”
“Pupils behave very well, both in their lessons and during less-structured parts of the day. A consistent approach by all staff means that pupils always know what is expected of them.”
“The school benefits from working collaboratively with the other schools in its ‘hub’. The shared lead practitioners have a clear impact on improving the quality of teaching.”
“The school’s culture of continual development means that teaching is always improving. Teachers are given excellent opportunities to develop their own practice.”
What parents says about our Abbotsweld Primary Academy:
“I think Abbotsweld has come so far, I'm proud to say my child attends here, no concerns go missed and communication is at a high, very happy parent.”
“I think the teachers are lovely and caring that I have met, and I am happy with the majority of the school. My child likes his teachers a lot. And since being at Abbotsweld has progressed and now has a keen interest in maths.”
“My child and family are happy with school.”
“It is a very good school.”
“Excellent school - Great leadership - Please keep it up.”
“Great school in my opinion. Thank you to all at Abbotsweld.”
“Chloe is loving the additional hours at school and often likes to do after school clubs.”
“My son's concentration and learning has sky rocketed because of the extended school day."
“Maximising learning time benefits my child's education & also allows me to work longer hours. It's an excellent way of preparing our children for their next education steps."
What our staff says about our Abbotsweld Primary Academy:
“The academy allows me to be part of something larger that makes a difference.”
“I very much enjoy working for the academy, because I feel supported, valued and work with a great group of people.”
“I enjoy working for NET as it constantly evolves to ensure we are at the forefront of educational change. Staff are given lots of opportunities to develop through continued professional development and by being part of innovative working parties. In turn this creates a wonderful environment for the children in our care.”
“It's great to work for an academy trust that actively promotes staff sharing good practice and building strong relationships between their schools to achieve the best for not just the children but for staff also.”
Potential applicants are both welcome and encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the school office by telephone on 01279 630 120.
In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Abbotsweld Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 306 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy website
Welcome to Abbotsweld Primary Academy
‘Where pupils find a Sense of SELF’
It is with pleasure that I welcome you to our school community. We are an aspirational school devoted to pupils reaching academic success, having positive wellbeing and great physical development. We motivate pupils to flourish through our curriculum, which includes our bespoke Sense of SELF Programme, Pupil Athlete Pathway and STAC (Sensory Therapy Activity Challenge).
Pupils at Abbotsweld further succeed by taking advantage of our enrichment programme whether it be political debate, performing on stage, playing out on the sports field, being a part of pupil voice programmes, leading a charitable activity or through one of the many more clubs available.
Throughout every pupils’ time at Abbotsweld they will work so that they can leave us with a full grasp of who they are through our values:
Academic Success - Positive Wellbeing - Physical Development
Collaboration - Continuous Improvement - Community
Please do contact us to find out more and book a visit.
Elizabeth Bradshaw
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
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