Whole School HLTA

Teaching Vacancies; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Gatley Primary School, part of Education Learning Trust, is seeking a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join the HLTA team. The role covers PPA and leadership duties as well as general teacher cover across Nursery to Year 6, within a curriculum strength.

You will work alongside our whole school HLTA team, delivering high-quality learning experiences, supporting behaviour and inclusion, and contributing to school-wide developments.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering PPA and cover across primary curriculum.
• Proven ability to lead and manage classroom activities.
• Willingness to teach across Nursery to Year 6 and adapt to curriculum strengths.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lessons to whole classes as directed by the class teacher.
• Plan and deliver interventions to identified groups to support learning.
• Support curriculum delivery across the whole school (EYFS–KS2).
• Attend weekly staff meetings and contribute to school development.

Skills

PPA cover

Leadership

Management

Whole-school cover

Flexibility

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Advert

Whole School HLTA- to provide PPA, leadership and management cover and ad-hoc teacher cover across the whole school (Nursery-Y6)

Contract type: Full Time Fixed term till August 27 in the first instance

Location: Gatley Primary School

Required from: December 2026

Interview date: 25th November 2026

About the Role:

Gatley Primary School is a thriving and oversubscribed three form entry, Ofsted graded Outstanding Primary School, which is part of the Education Learning Trust. Gatley Primary is friendly and welcoming, with exceptional students and highly dedicated staff. We are proud to be a Rights Respecting Gold school, ensuring the rights of both our children and staff are prioritised within every decision made.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic member of our support staff team to work alongside our whole school HLTA team in order to provide PPA cover, leadership and management cover and general teacher cover, from Nursery to Year 6, within a particular curriculum strength. This appointment is a key opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and committed team. Applications are welcome from experienced colleagues with the drive and commitment to consistently pursue the highest standards of teaching and learning, whilst nurturing a culture of strong belonging, where students and staff ‘Enjoy Learning and Achieving Together’.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding member of support staff with experience of covering whole classes, who has a real commitment to achieving high standards for all learners in all aspects of school life. They will also be able to demonstrate their skillset for the delivery of the whole primary curriculum (EYFS, KS1 and KS2) including flexibility and adaptability to teach across the school. The successful candidate will become an important part of our ‘HLTA team’, covering classes, providing a high-quality learning experience for pupils and supporting excellent standards of behaviour.

We offer the opportunity to join a well-established and happy staff team where excellent CPD opportunities are capitalised upon. As part of our HLTA team, you will attend our weekly staff meeting and will have your own dedicated PPA time. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to support the development of others and to contribute to whole school developments, particularly in relation to your own curriculum/pedagogical strengths.

What the school offers its staff

About Education Learning Trust:

Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 490 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.

As a valued member of our Trust, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package. This includes a highly competitive salary, a respected and generous pension scheme, and outstanding opportunities for career progression and professional development. We are also committed to supporting your health and wellbeing, offering access to our award-winning employee assistance programme and a wide range of employee benefits and discounts.

Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:

• exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
• school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
• opportunities for professional development and leadership
• a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
• innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.

All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks.

It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).

Further details about the role

Job Description

Post Title:

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (whole school)

Salary Scale/Range

Hours

32.5 hours- full time

Permanent/Fixed Term

Fixed Term- till August 27 in the first instance

Job Purpose:

The role of the HLTA is to provide and deliver learning activities to whole classes of pupils when the class teacher is not present; to support with the delivery of lessons when the teacher is present; and to plan and deliver interventions to meet the needs of the cohort you are working with.

• To deliver lessons, predominantly across curriculum, under the direction of the class teacher, giving pupils feedback and modifying materials to meet the needs of pupils as and when necessary.
• To work independently with whole classes of pupils across the whole school
• To plan some lessons/activities to support with curriculum delivery across the whole school
• To plan, deliver and monitor interventions to meet the needs of the cohort you are working with.
• To work collaboratively with class teachers across the school to deliver lessons and to adapt teaching materials to meet the needs of the children you are working with.
• To contribute to the development of a specialist area within the school, as part of your curriculum team or in line with your own experience or professional interests
• To be flexible in your role to support with cover across the whole school

Key Accountabilities/Primary Responsibilities:

Tasks that may be carried out in this role include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver lessons to whole classes of children, adapting planning and resources where necessary and facilitate learning across the whole school
• Plan activities to support lesson delivery and make adaptations to planning to meet the needs of all pupils
• Plan lessons to be delivered aligned to your own identified area of curriculum/pedagogical strength
• Plan and deliver interventions to identified groups of children to promote rapid progress, where necessary adapting resources to meet the needs of pupils.
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils and staff across the whole school, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Work collaboratively with class teachers to deliver effective lessons and to promote rapid pupil progress.
• Application of school policies, specifically those relating to teaching and learning and behaviour.
• Organise and manage appropriate learning environments and resources for the lessons that they teach, and support in the teaching of.
• Provide feedback to pupils in line with our feedback policy.
• To attend staff meetings weekly.
• To support other support staff in their professional development through the modelling and sharing of own areas of expertise.
• To support the delivery of EHCP and SEND support targets for identified pupils through intervention, 1:1 working, in class support, small group working and whole class lesson delivery

In addition, the post holder will undertake any other miscellaneous work, deemed suitable by management of the school.

Professional Development

• Maintain personal professional development to ensure that the knowledge and skills required to fulfil the role are up to date.
• Be a professional role model, and understand and promote the aims and the values of the Trust.

Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Young People

• The jobholder is required to adhere to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and follow all of the Trust’s policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding at all times.

Data Protection

• The jobholder is expected to comply with the provisions of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, and follow all of the Trust’s information governance policies and procedures at all times.

Equality and Diversity

• The jobholder is required to treat all people they come into contact with, with dignity and respect, and is entitled to expect this in return.
• The Trust are committed to fulfilling their Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and we expects all employees to share this commitment.

Health and Safety

• The jobholder has a duty to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions at work.
• The jobholder must co-operate with the Trust as their employer, and co-workers to help everyone meet their legal requirements and follow the Trust’s health and safety policies and procedures at all times.

Commitment to safeguarding

ELT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002. All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.