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Location: Reydon Primary School, Southwold, Suffolk Contract: Permanent, 31.25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Salary (Actual): ALT Grade F - £21,025.29 to £22,431.27 Help children overcome barriers and achieve their potential. We are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join Reydon Primary School, a welcoming and close-knit primary school at the heart of its community on the Suffolk coast. This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting teaching and learning, leading learning activities for individuals, groups and whole classes, and helping pupils with a wide range of needs to succeed. Working closely with teachers, families and colleagues, the successful candidate will combine strong classroom practice with warmth, initiative and high expectations, ensuring every child is supported to grow in confidence, make progress and enjoy a positive school experience. Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals, groups and whole classes under the guidance of qualified teachers.
• Provide specialist support for pupils with SEND and other additional learning, behavioural, social or medical needs.
• Monitor, assess and record pupil progress, adapting learning approaches to support achievement.
• Provide short-term class cover and contribute to high-quality teaching and learning across the school.
• Build positive relationships with pupils, families, colleagues and external professionals to support pupil wellbeing and development. Contact

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more information, please contact Lucy Seaman, Interim Headteacher, at lseaman@reydonprimary.org All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture. The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 4 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent. We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.