Post Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Work Pattern 39 weeks (Term time only)
Working Hours32.5 hours per week. Fixed term to 31 August 2025
Salary:£26,201 (FTE) £22,608 (Actual)
JOB PURPOSE:
To complement the teachers' delivery of the national curriculum and contribute to the development of other support staff, pupils and school policies and strategies.
To work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist teachers in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.
Cover classes when teacher's are absent for any reason and including PPA, sickness or leadership time.
To provide support for pupils, the teacher, and the school in order to raise standards of achievement for all, by utilising advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes, and to encourage pupils to become independent learners, to provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of school life.
Main Duties:
1. Planning
2. Plan and prepare lessons with teachers, participating in all stages of the planning cycle, including in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/plans.
3. Develop and prepare resources for learning activities in accordance with lesson plans and in response to pupil need.
4. Contribute to the planning of opportunities for pupils to learn in out-of-school contexts in line with school polici...