SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Salary reflects FTE. The post is for 32 contracted hours per week. Please enquire with the school for exact salary.

SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking and caring team member to join our school team to support children in this unique role.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is an inclusive, diverse and over-subscribed school, serving the community of Eastfield and the St Peter and All Souls Parish. We are proud members of St John the Baptist Catholic Multi-academy Trust.

Christian values are at the core of our school and community however we welcome applicants from any or no faith background. We have very strong links with our local communities and Parish and regularly hold masses and worship in school with a commitment to developing our children spiritually as well as academically and socially.

As a school, we are committed to the professional development of all staff through professional learning cycles. We are committed to ensuring that practical approaches to workload are put in place to support all staff and this commitment is realised through a Trust-level and school-level wellbeing charter.

Working hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-15:30 (until 16:30 one day per week for professional development), term time only. There may be times when attendance is required for training and professional development.

Key Responsibilities:

Teaching and Learning:

• Plan, prepare, deliver and oversee interventions (in relation to SALT, reading, writing and maths) to individual pupils or groups in liaison with the school SEND Lead.

• Use evidence-informed strategies and interventions to support pupils in achieving learning goals.

• Assess, record, and report on pupils' progress.

• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model.

• Supervise and provide support for pupils with additional needs.

Provision Support:

• Organise and manage learning resources.

• Liaise with parents and external professionals when necessary.

• Work closely with teaching staff and contribute to planning.

  Work with teaching assistants to ensure the effective delivery of interventions across the school.

• Work with the SEND Lead to analyse data and ascertain next steps for individual and groups of pupils.

Administrative Support:

• Maintain records of pupil progress and contribute to reports.

• Provide feedback to teachers and attend staff meetings as required.

  Run workshops and interventions for parents to support our holistic approach.

  Requirements:

  • Thorough and strong understanding of working with children with additional needs.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with a range of professionals.
  • Knowledge and understanding of SALT, early reading, early writing and early maths.
  • Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based interventions and how these can be used to support disadvantaged children.

  St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, online checks and provide references. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School reserves the right to interview candidates before the closing date.

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

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We recognise that all staff, governors and volunteers have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils at our school.

The health, safety and well-being of every child in our care will always be of paramount concern. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a full and active role to play in safeguarding children.

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 St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-pe1-5jw

St Thomas More is an outstanding Catholic primary school, with happy, caring school and polite and well-behaved pupils.
We provide an engaging, creative, broad and balanced curriculum for our pupils.
The governors are seeking to appoint a class teacher who is an excellent classroom practitioner to help us continue to raise standards of achievement through a strong knowledge of pedagogy and an innovative
approach to teaching.

Applicants from all faiths or none are welcome.

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