Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Literacy
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield
- £30,024 - £32,597 per year
- New
- Salary:
- NJC Grade 5, point 15: £30,024 to 20: £32,597
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 29 May 2026
Job overview
Post: Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Literacy
Location: Ecclesfield School
Salary: NJC Grade 5, point 15: £30,024 to 20: £32,597 gross per annum
Actual
Annual salary: £22,683.84 to £24,627.80 (under 5 years service)
Contract: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, term time
Start Date: As soon as possible
Minerva Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing an outstanding education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds across Sheffield and Derbyshire. Founded in 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expanded to a thriving family of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. We have a strong track record of school improvement, successfully transforming schools from Ofsted ratings of RI and Inadequate to GOOD. Ecclesfield School joined the Trust in December 2017 and, as a sponsored academy, is developing this partnership and making rapid improvements for our students and community.
This is an exciting opening to join the team at Ecclesfield as HLTA with a specific focus on Literacy. This appointment is a key opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and committed team, and have a significant whole school impact. Applications are welcome from experienced colleagues with the drive and commitment to consistently pursue the highest standards of teaching and learning, whilst nurturing a culture of psychological safety where students and staff thrive and grow together.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school or have an informal discussion about the role with a member of the Senior Leadership Team, Curriculum and Literacy. Arrangements for this can be made by contacting J Revill, PA to the Headteacher via e-mail: jrevill1@ecclesfield-mlt.co.uk.
The closing date is at 9am on Friday 29 May 2026 and interviews will take place w/c 18 May 2026.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
Further information is available by contacting J Revill, PA to the Headteacher via e-mail: jrevill1@ecclesfield-mlt.co.uk. The application form and information pack is available on the Trust website All Vacancies - Minerva Learning Trust . Please ensure that you do not fill in a Sheffield City Council application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.
Attached documents
About Ecclesfield School
- Ecclesfield School
- Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S35 9WD
- United Kingdom
Headteacher – Richard Walkden
Located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Ecclesfield School is a larger-than-average secondary school, educating around 1,700 pupils aged 11-16 in a co-educational setting. Originally founded as a grammar school in 1931, the school converted to academy status in 2014.
Ecclesfield School has seen extensive redevelopment and modernisation over the years, with a series of new buildings completed in the early 2000s.
Values and vision
Ecclesfield School is committed to providing an education that works for all students, regardless of academic ability or background. The secondary school seeks to achieve this by providing a deep and engaging curriculum, in which teachers maintain a close relationship with pupils and their families.
Ecclesfield has high expectations of its students. It strives to ensure that older students have a proper understanding of their options, in terms of work or further study, upon leaving school.
Ofsted report
May 2022 - 50188906 (ofsted.gov.uk)
About Minerva Learning Trust
Chief Executive Officer – Bev Matthews
Minerva Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust of schools. We are committed to providing an outstanding education for pupils who are from a wide variety of backgrounds across the city of Sheffield. Inclusion is very important to us. We do not allow disadvantage to be a barrier to learning and we support all our pupils to be the very best. Our pupils show a high level of care for each other and respect each other’s diversity.
Founded In 2014, Minerva Learning Trust grew from an outstanding single-academy, and has since grown to include primary, secondary, sixth form and one, unique post-16 provision. We have demonstrated a successful tenure of school improvement, growing schools from RI and inadequate Ofsted status to GOOD overall.
Websites
Ecclesfield School - Ecclesfield School (ecclesfield-school.com)
Minerva Learning Trust - Home - Minerva Learning Trust
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