High-Level Teaching Assistant

St Lawrence Primary School; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

St Lawrence Primary School in Leatherhead is seeking a motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our dedicated team.

The HLTA will support students with SEND, lead small-group English withdrawal sessions, and oversee Learning Support Assistants while delivering tailored interventions.

You will work collaboratively with teaching staff, promote safeguarding, monitor progress, and contribute to an inclusive, high‑quality learning environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English and Maths) or equivalent.
• HLTA status or relevant Level 2/3 qualifications (e.g., NNEB).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence with IT tools and ability to analyse and present data.
• Experience working in a similar role within education or SEND environments.
• Proven organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead small-group English withdrawal sessions.
• Provide guidance to and oversee Learning Support Assistants.
• Deliver tailored learning interventions to meet students’ individual needs.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff to support classroom management and behaviour strategies.
• Uphold safeguarding policies and promote student well-being.
• Supporting delivery of curriculum-aligned interventions and activities.
• Planning and delivering lessons to individuals, groups, or whole classes as required.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress through data and feedback.
• Reporting concerns, incidents, or safeguarding issues in line with policies.
• Providing line management for Learning Support Assistants.

Skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

IT tools proficiency

Data analysis & presentation

Experience in education or SEND

Organisational & administrative skills

Education

HLTA status or Level 2/3 qualifications (e.g., NNEB)

5 GCSEs (including English & Maths)

Job description

Working 33.75 hours per week (term time)

We are seeking a motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), enabling them to access the curriculum and achieve their full potential.

As an HLTA, you will:

• Plan and lead small-group English withdrawal sessions.
• Provide guidance to and oversee Learning Support Assistants.
• Deliver tailored learning interventions to meet students’ individual needs.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff to support classroom management and behavior strategies.
• Uphold safeguarding policies and promote student well-being.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting delivery of curriculum-aligned interventions and activities.
• Planning and delivering lessons to individuals, groups, or whole classes as required.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress through data and feedback.
• Reporting concerns, incidents, or safeguarding issues in line with policies.
• Providing line management for Learning Support Assistants.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English and Maths) or equivalent.
• HLTA status or relevant Level 2/3 qualifications (e.g., NNEB).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence with IT tools and ability to analyse and present data.
• Experience working in a similar role within education or SEND environments.
• Proven organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise tasks.

About our School:

St Lawrence Primary School has large, bright classrooms, all with access to their own outside space. St Lawrence has a modern, spacious school hall, a large school kitchen, a children's kitchen, a specialist learning hub and a newly extended library area with additional learning space for small group work. St Lawrence also has impressive outside facilities with a fantastic school field which includes an orchard, and an allotment area all of which are used during our Forest School sessions.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.

The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.