Job Description
School: Independent Prep School
Role: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Start Date: February or March 2026
Location: Richmond
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000
A leading independent prep school in Richmond is seeking a HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant from February or March 2026. This is a full time and permanent role.
This outstanding independent prep school offers its pupils a broad and balanced curriculum and prepares them well for their transition on to their next school. They cherish each pupil as an individual and provide them with the skills and mental resilience to succeed in whatever path they choose to take. Small class sizes means that they can get to know each child and identify their unique strengths, interests and passions and the HLTA will play an integral part in this.
The overall aim of the Higher Level Teaching Assistant is to help provide the pupils within the school with the support they need to promote their learning and well-being whilst being constantly mindful of their pastoral and safeguarding needs. The suitable candidate will need to plan, run, and reflect upon a range of interventions that will be academic (English) or focused on executive functioning.
The ideal candidate will have some or all of the following:
• SEN experience - specifically learning difficulties
• HLTA qualification or higher
• Experience with planning and delivering interventions based around the KS2 and KS3 Programme of Study for English
• Ability to teach new concepts as agreed with the class teacher or Head of Learning and Development
• This role would be suitable for a Graduate looking to pursue a career in teaching
If you have a passion helping children and would like to involve yourself in an excellent independent school, please apply or contact Duncan for more information.
Knight Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants for the post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced DBS check.