Teaching Assistant with HLTA opportunities
Springfield Primary School, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6LY8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
28 November 2025
Closing date
12 December 2025 at 9:30am
Date listed
28 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Associate 2.1 - £18,368.65 (actual)
Teaching Assistant with HLTA opportunities job summary
Are you looking to work in a high performing and supportive school, where you can make a genuine difference?
If you have a passion for working with young people, with a focus on pupils' learning, their social and emotional development and are looking to work within a supportive and professional team, Springfield Primary School would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
We are seeking an outstanding Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and nurturing team, supporting children’s learning and helping them achieve their full potential. For the right candidate, this role also offers additional HLTA opportunities, including the potential to deliver whole-class teaching.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Is passionate about developing our pupils
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Is able to motivate and encourage the children
- Enjoys working as part of a team
- Will positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children
- Is self-aware, reflective and keen to improve their practice with high aspirations both for themselves, their children and the school
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and before applying.
About Springfield Primary School
Springfield Primary School provides an exceptional learning environment where children academically flourish and emotionally thrive. Our innovative, thematic curriculum enables all children to learn well, developing a life-long love of learning.
The well-being of children is at the core of all school decisions, nurturing pupils as they develop: kindness, resilience, confidence and a sense of responsibility for themselves and others.
Our beautiful grounds and excellent facilities afford children a wealth of new learning experiences, including an array of extra-curricular activities to develop more broadly their skills and wider interests.
Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Springfield Primary School, our cluster includes the following other schools; Lightwater Village, Cordwalles, Pine Ridge and Lorraine. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Start Date: ASAP
Pay scale: Associate 2.1 FTE: £23,651
Pro rata Salary: £18,368.65
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm (32.5 hours a week)
Term Time: 39 weeks per year (including INSET days)
Closing Date: Friday 12th December at 9.30am
Interview Date: TBC
Further information about the job
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Springfield Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 490 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Springfield Primary School website
School location
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