Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Liskeard Hillfort Primary School

About You:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Liskeard Hillfort Primary School is seeking a passionate and dedicated HLTA to join our supportive team. In this role, you'll have the exciting opportunity to foster a love of learning in our pupils, creating an engaging and dynamic classroom environment. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who are enthusiastic about promoting healthy lifestyles and integrating outdoor learning into their practice, making use of our fantastic school grounds and local area to provide enriching experiences for our children. You'll play a vital part in nurturing well-rounded individuals, supporting their academic, social, and emotional development.

About This Role:

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced HLTA, who work across the school. You will teach across all year groups, covering teachers’ PPA (Planning, Preparation and Assessment), and also teacher’s leadership time.

At Hillfort Primary School, we aim to provide a positive learning experience for every child, through an exciting and engaging curriculum which will inspire children, foster their independence and develop resilience. We promote active and healthy lifestyles, and have a wonderful outdoor area that we are constantly improving to give our children a broad range of opportunities.

We believe that our children have the right to flourish, recognise their own greatness and continually develop as individuals, and feel that this will be achieved through delivering high quality teaching and learning which ensures children engage in a range of learning experiences which are challenging, relevant (to their lives) and meaningful. The school currently has 388 children on roll.

Hillfort Primary School is located in the bustling town of Liskeard, 8 miles from Looe and 18 miles from Plymouth. Liskeard has superb transport links, on the A38 and with great access to the main trainline to Plymouth in the East and Penzance in the West. The school caters for children between the ages of 4 – 11. Our school enjoys working collaboratively both locally and also with our partner schools within the Trust.

Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here. 

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is Tuesday 15th July 2025 12pm

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Gregor Campbell (Headteacher) on  01579 343443

Interviews to be held on Thursday 17th July 2025

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.