Higher Level Teaching Assistant

“A cheerful warm welcome awaits pupils as they arrive at this school. This positive approach carries on throughout all activities during the day. Consequently, strong and trusting relationships between adults and pupils are built, and pupils say they feel safe in school” Ofsted, October 2022.

Woodfield School has entered an exciting phase of its development and has been working for the past year in partnership with Surrey County Council and Carrington School to provide a new special school satellite provision for pupils on roll at Woodfield School on the Carrington Secondary School site, the centre is known as Woodfield Education Centre at Carrington (WEC@C). WEC@C is staffed and managed by Woodfield School for pupils aged 11-16 years with identified Learning and Additional Needs / Moderate Learning Difficulties and co-occurring needs. Our ambition is to strengthen Woodfield and Carrington Schools’ inclusion offer to all children and young people, therefore being of benefit to local communities, the two school populations and the Local Authority. This has already proven to be successful so far for the 2023 year 7 intake.

Our aim is to enable better long-term outcomes for all of our students as they prepare for adulthood and future employment.

WEC@C offers a unique learning environment for Woodfield School students who benefit from a bespoke and targeted provision across a mainstream setting whilst retaining the Woodfield culture, approach and specialist intervention which is proving to be successful for young people with SEND. 

We are looking to recruit a High Level Teaching Assistant work at Woodfield's Education Centre from September 2024.  

This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in both SEND and mainstream educational settings.

Salary S7 point 1 FTE £31,262 (Pro Rata £24,384)

32.5 Hours per week / 39 weeks of the year, term time only

08:00 – 15:05 Monday to Wednesday , 08:00 – 15:20 Thursday , 08:00 – 14:20 Friday

Do you have…

• passion, drive, enthusiasm and a willingness to go the extra mile to make a real difference to the lives of all our pupils with special educational needs and disabilities

• the ability to work as a co-operative and flexible team member

• self-motivation and high expectations of yourself and others

• excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to motivate and engage pupils that face daily challenges and barriers to learning

• excellent numeracy and literacy skills*

* Suitable for existing HLTA's / undergraduates, graduates, ECTs, or able to evidence 5 A-C(9-4) Grade GCSE / A-Level qualification or equivalent 

If so, we want you!

Our school is a happy place with increasing numbers. We are growing incrementally at Year 7 intake until we reach a PAN of 40. With 5 classes of 8 pupils respectively. We have high expectations for our pupils and are committed to collaborative working in order to achieve the best possible outcomes and to maximise their opportunities. We believe that education for our pupils is about preparation for life and feel very privileged to be able to support them to realise their potential.

We believe that children who enjoy their education will engage with learning.

Every child at WEC@C is unique and with the right interventions and support, all young people can achieve. 

Closing date: 23rd February

Interviews: 28th February 

As WEC@C is a unique provision, visits are highly recommended. Please contact Natasha Luff (HR Officer) on

nluff @woodfield.surrey.sch.uk