Higher Level Teaching Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Term Time

Morehall Primary, Folkestone

• Ref:KCC886-2087-103S
• Posted:05/11/2025
• Pay:AR05/AR06 (£19,529-£19,744) dep on experience
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:19/11/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:To Be Confirmed

Advert

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to join our Morehall team. We offer a fantastic working environment for both staff and children, with an extensive Forest School, bespoke curriculum art room, music room, an outdoor classroom and allotments. If you have previous experience teaching classes, have a passion for working with children to ensure they fulfill their potential and unlock their talents, then this is the job for you! 

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to an interview at Morehall Primary and Nursery, ready for an immediate start. 

The successful candidate will:  

• Take responsibility for a class of children on a regular basis
• Carry out the professional duties of the class teacher, following guidance from them in their  absence.
• Teach a class of pupils and ensure that planning, preparation, recording, assessment and  reporting meet their varying learning and social needs. 
• Maintain the positive ethos and core values of the Trust, both within Morehall Primary and Nursery and the wider community. 
• Support initiatives taken by the Trust and SLT, as well as support the class teacher in their  roles and responsibilities. 
• Be responsible for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the pupils, actively promote  the development of personal and social skills and provide emotional support in a way that  accords with the pupils’ age and level of development within the stated aims of the school. 
• Work collaboratively and constructively with colleagues within Morehall Primary and Nursery, across the Trust and in other schools, in order to drive forward standards. 
• Have experience teaching classes of children.

We offer:  

• A supportive, friendly and hard-working staff team 
• A focus on staff workload and wellbeing
• Excellent facilities  
• A school committed to providing the highest standards of pastoral care and learning  opportunities 
• Strong CPD opportunities

Benefits of Working for Turner Schools:

We care about our staffs personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following
Benefits:

• Fully funded access to Benenden Healthcare
• Outstanding professional development through our Turner Institute
• Membership for all ECT, teaching and leadership staff to the Chartered College of Teaching
• Regular wellbeing and social activities
• Counselling and mental wellbeing support
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme
• Innovation Awards that encourage staff to put forward innovative ideas to make a difference to
  children’s experiences
• Trust Vision and Values awards to recognise staff contribution
• Free parking on all our sites with access to E chargers

Our staff tell us that the Trust is a supportive and motivational place to work, with real attention
paid to staff wellbeing, workload and professional development. Further information about our
Trust can be found on our website: www.turnerschools.com

We reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found.

This role is a permanent contract, full time (08:30 – 15:30 Mon – Fri, Term time only plus 5  INSET days)

Information about the school

At Morehall Primary we are committed to being a force for good in the Cheriton community around us, by ensuring that our pupils grow in knowledge, respect and aspiration.

Prospective employees are encouraged to visit us. Find out at first-hand how this small school at the heart of the community prepares children to succeed in education and in life.

Morehall Primary is part of Turner Schools, a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with eight schools in Folkestone, Dover and Canterbury:-

• Chartham Primary School

• Dover Christ Church Academy

• Folkestone Primary

• Folkestone Academy

• Morehall Primary

• Martello Primary

• St Stephens Infant School

• Turner Free School

We provide education through pre-school, primary, secondary and on to sixth form. Each academy is individual and responds to the needs of its local community to provide the best possible opportunity for its young people. We promote high academic standards, while ensuring crucial opportunities for personal and emotional development.

Turner Schools is committed to Transforming children’s futures…Empowering children’s futures…Strengthening communities.

To help us achieve this Turner Staff ‘Walk the Turner Talk’

They will:

• Speak and act with care: always show compassion and respect for children.

• Act boldly: be ambitious for yourself and the children and young people we serve.

• Learn from adversity: be evaluative, thoughtful and reflective.

• Challenge convention: be curious, welcome difference and unfamiliar thinking.

• Connect with others: support colleagues, parents and pupils to make a great team.

• Use your voice: offer different views and ask questions.

• Do what it takes: be relentless in pursuing the best for children.

• Ask for support: be open and honest when plans go awry.

• Don’t give up: be calm, resilient and measured when managing challenges.

Turner Schools is committed to giving a powerful education to local families through schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to thorough recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and an on-line search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line.Two references are required prior to commencement of employment.

Turner Schools is committed to treating all people equally and with respect, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or social economic background. We therefore welcome applications from suitable candidates from all backgrounds as we are dedicated to creating and sustaining a workplace that values individuality and difference and celebrates the diversity of both staff and pupils.

We would welcome applicants to visit the school prior to application to experience the culture and ethos. Please contact HR@TurnerSchools.com if you would like to arrange a tour.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Caroline Dominguez
• Address:Academy Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
• Telephone: 01303 842433
• Email: hr@turnerschools.com