Job Description

Samuel Ward Academy

Suffolk
27,254 - 29,540 pro rata

Salary:

Grade 4, SP 9-12 (FTE: 27,254 - 29,540 / Actual: 16,321/20,571 - 17,690/22,296 per annum)

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 October 2025

Apply by:

21 September 2025

Job overview

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Samuel Ward Academy

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Contract: Part-time, permanent (26.5 - 33.4 hours per week, 38 weeks per year)

Salary: Grade 4, SP 9-12 (FTE: 27,254 - 29,540 / Actual: 16,321/20,571 - 17,690/22,296 per annum)

Start date: October 2025

We are seeking to appoint a Higher Level Teaching and Learning Support Assistant to join or friendly team. The successful candidate must have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills. Someone who is solutions-driven, organised, proactive, is passionate about supporting students to raise their level of educational attainment and ensure that they make progress. The successful candidate must be ELSA trained or be happy to train.

You will support students to learn as effectively as possible both in a small group setting and within the wider school as appropriate. To deliver small group learning following specific programmes to learners.

Samuel Ward is a highly successful oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational comprehensive with 1300 pupils on roll, situated in pleasant surroundings on the western edge of Suffolk - 25 minutes from Cambridge.

For an informal conversation, please contact Kirsty Franks, PA to Headteacher (KFranks@samuelward.co.uk or 01440 760333).

Closing date: 09:00am, 21 September 2025

Interviews: w/c 22 September 2025

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you'd prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we'll facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We're keen to ensure we're designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

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About

Samuel Ward Academy

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Samuel Ward Academy

Chalkstone Way, Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 0LD
United Kingdom

+44 1440 761511

Samuel Ward Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Suffolk, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Haverhill has approximately 1,182 students on record. The Unity Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust has a partnership with schools across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Havering.



Formerly Samuel Ward Arts and Technology College, Samuel Ward Academy converted to academy status in 2010. It was identified as good by Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2022.

Headteacher

Tom Johnston

Values and vision

Samuel Ward Academy's vision is to inspire student's love for learning and build their confidence and responsibility as independent learners, who achieve to the highest of their abilities. The Suffolk secondary school nurtures supportive relationships and wants students to feel valued during their time learning. New students are allocated a learning coach and teamed with a small group of peers, enabling for them to settle into the new environment and develop new friendships. Mutual respect and supportive relationships are fostered at the school, with success celebrated. The school has the core values of compassion, hope, justice, respect, wisdom, courage, resilience, integrity and responsibility. Samuel Ward Academy encourages students to participate in enrichment activities to broaden their opportunities and practice skills in leadership and teamwork. These range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award to drama club.

Ofsted

"Students' achievement is outstanding. They make excellent progress during their time at the academy, particularly in English and mathematics. The quality of teaching is outstanding. It is consistently at least good and often outstanding, and this results in students making rapid progress in lessons, particularly in the main academy".



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