14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    28 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week Monday – Thursday 8:00 – 16:00, Friday 8:00 - 15:30 term time only (45.2 paid weeks)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

BET Scale Grade 4 - FTE £27,780: Actual Salary: £24,147

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a committed, organised and compassionate Provision Lead for Communication & Interaction to play a key role in supporting students with additional needs across the school.

The successful candidate will work closely with the SENDCo to identify students requiring communication and interaction support and coordinate a range of targeted interventions. This will include planning, delivering and reviewing interventions for Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), Lego Therapy and other identified provision, as well as developing personalised targets informed by transition information, teacher feedback and external agency reports. The role will also involve the use of assessment tools such as the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Boxall Profile and Communication People Assessments to support identification and monitoring of need.

You will be responsible for assessing and reviewing progress at regular 6-week intervals against personalised targets, tracking outcomes through Provision Map and adapting support to meet the evolving needs of students. The role will also involve liaising with parents to review provision and progress, working closely with the Specialist Teacher Advisory Service, and contributing towards Access Arrangement centre-based evidence files for relevant students.

The successful candidate will timetable intervention sessions, support and train staff in the delivery of interventions, and monitor the impact of provision across the school. You will also deliver small group INSET sessions for identified staff and continue to undertake classroom-based LSA duties as required by the SENDCo.

Applicants should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive and trusting relationships with young people who may experience barriers to learning. Experience of working with students with SEND, particularly communication and interaction needs, is essential, alongside a proactive and reflective approach and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

What the school offers its staff

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about inclusion and making a meaningful difference to students’ wellbeing, communication and engagement in school. You will be joining a dedicated and supportive team in a busy and rewarding environment.

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.

Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@priorysouthsea.org

Applicants will be asked to complete the Equal Opportunities Google Form which will be forwarded on receipt of application. This will enable us to promote equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. Without the data we cannot measure the impact of any steps we take to eliminate inequality. This form will not be shared with the selection panel and only be used for monitoring purposes. Please note we do not accept CV’s.

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.

About Priory School

School type
Academies, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1247 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Priory School website
Email address
recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
Phone number
02392 819115
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/priory-school-southsea

Priory School is a mixed 11-16 School with around 1200 students on roll situated in the heart of Southsea. Our pupils come from a very wide range of backgrounds and our community is truly comprehensive, harmonious and dynamic. Priory School is proud to be part of the Bohunt Education Trust and we have been graded as a good school (Ofsted November 2022).

Arranging a visit to Priory School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@priorysouthsea.org.

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