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Higher Level Teaching Assistant

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Recruiting organisation: Woodside Primary School

Croydon

Salary
£35,461.00 - £36,408.00 Annually (Actual)
Applications close
4 September 2026

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Job details

Salary
£35,461.00 - £36,408.00 Annually (Actual)
Location
Croydon
Applications close
4 September 2026

Job description

About this Role Contract: Fixed-Term - Term-Time Only (plus inset days) Start Date: ASAP End Date: 31st August 2027 Salary Range: Grade 7, Spine Point 23-25 - £35,461.13 FTE - £36,408.51 FTE pro-rata of (£38,254.00 FTE - £39,276.00 FTE Per Annum) Hours of Work: Monday to Friday - 8:15am - 4:45pm - 37.5 Hours Per Week (1 hour unpaid lunch break) Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is a family of schools across Croydon, Medway and Greenwich who aim to offer a life changing education to children. Our schools work in collaboration to transform the lives of the children and communities we serve. Our core values of Collaboration, Excellence, Friendship, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility, define the way we care for, enrich and teach every child. What sets us apart from others is the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of educational thinking and practice, supported by excellent training and development and opportunities to take part in ground breaking research projects and collaborative work with talented and innovative colleagues, both at a local and national level. Woodside Primary School is rapidly improving and working to provide an exceptional learning experience for our wonderful children. Our vision is to ensure children receive the very best education. We aim to make a life-changing difference within our diverse community of Croydon. We are seeking to appoint a committed, resilient, passionate and ambitious Higher Level Teaching Assistant/ Cover Supervisor to join our school and partnership to inspire a generation of children. The successful candidate will be teaching classes across the school, delivering lessons as prepared by class teachers. Our benefits Ongoing professional development Commitment to staff well-being (members of the staff well-being charter) Generous Annual Leave Annual Incremental Pay Increases Enhanced Family Friendly Pay (maternity, paternity/enhanced sickness pay) Teacher’s Pension Scheme Local Government Pension Scheme Eye care voucher scheme Extensive Training and Induction program All aspects of the application form must be fully completed to be considered for shortlisting, furthermore, please ensure that the Personal Statement in your application form addresses how you meet the duties outlined in the Person Specification. Please note that we do not accept CV's. If you share in our belief that success is gained by developing a growth mindset; one which values effort and believes anything is possible, then we want to hear from you! Further details about this vacancy and the job description can be found below. For enquiries please contact HR@inspirepartnership.co.uk We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the recruitment process. Early applications are advised, as interviews will be ongoing. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged - we would very much like to meet you and answer any questions you may have. Further information about our Trust is available at: https://www.inspirepartnership.co.uk To arrange a visit please contact: Julie Allcott - Senior HR Officer - Email: HR@inspirepartnership.co.uk Please note we will only accept applications from candidates who have documentary evidence that they have the right to work in the UK. Woodside Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.

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Job reference
higher-level-teaching-assistant-hlta-woodside-primary-school
Original source
Teaching Vacancies (Department for Education)
Employer type
School employer
Posted by the original source
20 August 2026
Last checked by SchoolJobs.uk
23 August 2026

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