Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Primary School

Academics Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant for a primary school in Waltham Forest, London, starting in January 2026. The role offers responsibilities like lesson planning, teaching support, and enabling children's education to thrive. The school provides opportunities for teacher training and emphasizes a creative curriculum within a supportive environment. Ideal candidates should have HLTA qualifications or relevant educational experience, along with more than one year of teaching assistant experience.

Benefits

Teacher training available

Excellent CPD opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience as HLTA or Teaching Assistant essential.
• More than 1 year of experience required.
• Ability to cover classes and deliver interventions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers in planning and delivering lessons.
• Support teaching and learning activities for classes.
• Cover lessons during PPA and release time.

Skills

HLTA qualification

Teaching Assistant experience

Class coverage or intervention delivery experience

Education

Relevant education degree

Job description

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Primary School

Are you an experienced primary teaching assistant seeking a new position with more responsibility and career progression at a local school in Waltham Forest, London?

PLease you are an experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) looking for a new role within a creative primary school in Waltham Forest, London where your input and ideas matter?

Do you want to work in a well led primary school where you will be well supported and valued?

Academics are currently working with a fantastic primary school in Waltham Forest, London who are looking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching (HLTA) for a full time role to start in January 2026 (depending on your availability)

This primary school can offer teacher training for September 2026 should you be wanting to develop as a primary teacher.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Primary School
Waltham Forest, London
January 2026 start
110 - 160 per day
Full time contract
Teacher training available
2 Form Entry
Excellent CPD, education and training opportunities
Parking available
Good transport links

This 2 Form Entry Waltham Forest, London primary school are looking to appoint and highly motivated and skilled individual to take on the role of a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA). This role will involve collaborating with teachers in planning, delivering lessons and learning activities for classes across EYFS, KS1 & KS2.

The role will primarily include covering lessons during PPA and release time as well as supporting teaching and learning activities for classes across the school.

Your role as the HLTA will be integral to supporting the progress of all children and to help them achieve their individual educational outcomes.

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a bespoke, creative curriculum and working with individual children and small groups within the classroom to facilitate a personalised and aspirational education for all.

This Primary School Can Offer:

• A great working environment with lovely, friendly children who enjoy attending school
• An exciting and creative curriculum
• A school that his committed to developing and looking after their staff
• A great team of hard working, dedicated teaching and support staff as well as SLT
• A place that is forward thinking
• A well resourced school with great facilities
• Teacher training

The Ideal Higher Level Teaching Assistant:

• Ideally hold the HLTA qualification or relevant education degree
• Have experience as HLTA or Teaching Assistant
• More than 1 years experience as Teaching Assistant
• Experience covering classes or delivering interventions