SEND Base HLTA

Attleborough Academy, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AJ

61 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  14 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  14 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,564 to £28,232 pro rata (Scale 12-17)

SEND Base HLTA job summary

Tel: 01953 452335

Email: office@attleboroughacademy.org

Website: www.attleboroughacademy.org

• Salary: £25,564 to £28,232 pro rata (Scale 12-17)
• Permanent
• Full Time
• Term time + 2 weeks

 We are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with high standards and the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others as part of our school as the SEND Base Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA). The SEND Team is a very close-knit and effective group of individuals who provide high quality and personalised care and support in the belief that this is key to student success and enjoyment during their time at the Academy. 

As the SEND Base HLTA, you will be expected to lead and deliver a high-quality personalised learning provision for a range of learners with a variety of SEND needs. This will include the coordination of personalised provision for some learners within the SEND Base. Interventions on a 1:1 and small group basis are essential to ensure that all students thrive and make progress from their individual starting points. 

The job will include planning, adapting, and delivering high quality provision and interventions to students with the following needs: 

• Communication and Interaction 
• Cognition and Learning 
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health 
• Sensory and/or Physical 

The Academy joined the Sapientia Education Trust (SET) in June 2020 which was an exciting and important development for the school. The SET are committed to bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to develop a world class education. This merger promises to bring multiple benefits in terms of teaching and learning and new opportunities for students and staff. Just before Easter 2023, we were pleased to announce that we have achieved the World Class School Quality Mark which is a tribute to all in our community. 

We are an inclusive, friendly and effective learning community with high aspirations and a reputation for innovation. Excellent relationships between students and staff are at the heart of the ethos of the Academy and are often commented on by those who visit the school. Indeed, in our most recent Ofsted Inspection (2021) we were termed a ‘special place to be’. The Academy is a hardworking and caring community of people with high standards and high expectations. Our core values are Commitment, Acknowledgement, Respect and Excellence (CARE). CARE therefore has a genuine meaning within our school as we want the Academy to be a place where these values are seen in all aspects of our work together.

How to Apply:

A job description is available from attachments.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.

Closing date: Applications considered upon receipt

Interview date: TBC

Attleborough Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be offered subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2024, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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.

About Attleborough Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 920 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Attleborough Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/attleborough-academy

Attleborough Academy is a popular, 11 to 18 Academy which is continually developing to meet the demands of providing the highest quality education for all students. Later this academic year, Attleborough Academy will be joining the Sapientia Education Trust (SET) which is an exciting and important development for the Academy. The SET are committed to bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to develop a world class education. This merger promises to bring multiple benefits in terms of teaching and learning and new opportunities for students and staff.

We are an inclusive, friendly and effective learning community with high aspirations and a reputation for innovation. Excellent relationships between students and staff are at the heart of the ethos of the Academy and are often commented on by those who visit the Academy. The Academy is a hardworking and caring community of people with high standards and high expectations. Our core values are Commitment, Acknowledgement, Respect and Excellence (CARE). CARE therefore has a genuine meaning within our Academy as we want the Academy to be a place where these values are seen in all aspects of our work together.

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