Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Send

**Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy**
Gateshead£27,045 - £29,575 per year

**Salary**:

+ SSA £1297.97 - £1321.57 per annum**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent**Start date**:

01 October 20253 September 2025**Job overview**:

- We are looking to recruit a skilful, passionate and dynamic Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) for our SEND Department. You will be committed to transforming the life chances of our students. You will be passionate about raising the achievement of all students, particularly the disadvantaged, including those with SEND. You will be keen to learn and develop further, through collaboration with others, and through whole school and departmental CPD.

You will contribute to the development of an excellent standard of teaching across the school as part of the SEND department. You will raise the achievement of our students through the support of our students with SEND, adopting strategies to access the teaching and learning in the classroom and ensuring student progression by implementing bespoke intervention strategies which meet the students’ needs.-
This is a professional and forward-thinking department; we are flexible in meeting our students’ needs, both in and out of the classroom. “Teachers and teaching assistants work together to ensure that pupils with SEND are well supported in lessons.” (Ofsted) November 2022. We are striving for excellence and always looking for new, creative, and exciting opportunities to develop learning, supporting students and advising staff, “teaching staff have the knowledge to helps pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)”. (Ofsted) November 2022.To be considered for this post you must have a good education background to GCSE equivalent or above and be willing to engage in further professional development. We are looking for a HLTA with the capability to provide an excellent range of support for our students, and with the capacity to develop further.
**Closing Date**: 12 noon, Wednesday 3 September 2025

**Shortlisting to take place**: by Friday 5 September 2025

**Interview Date**: Tuesday 9 or Wednesday 10 September 2025
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**About**Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy**:
**Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy**
- Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street
County Durham
DH3 2LP
United Kingdom
- +44 191 433 4026Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a successful 11-18 mainstream co-educational academy which has improved rapidly over recent years. All our improvements are underpinned by our values of trust, respect, courage and ambition. We achieved a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating in every area in our November 2022 inspection. The improvement in Progress 8 scores from 2019 to 2022 indicated we were the most improved school in Gateshead and among the top 10% of schools for improvement in the North-East of England. Whole school progress remained at similar levels into 2023, dropping slightly in 2024. We are committed to embedding the improvements we have made, so that future cohorts achieve well. Predictions based on recent assessments indicate that the 2025 will make above average progress.

We have high expectations of our staff. We also recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we treat them with respect and care for their wellbeing. We are currently aiming to implement our Vision for Staff, which we co-developed last year. As part of this we provide one flexi-period a fortnight where teaching staff can start late or leave early; this trial has proved popular. Staff are happy here; Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a good place to work. 82% of staff respondents to the SSAT annual survey agreed or strongly agreed with the statement ‘I would recommend this as a good place to work’. The national average for secondary schools in the survey was 74%.

We value the development of all our staff, and you will develop further as a teacher during your time here. We provide an exceptional programme of CPD for staff. 82% of respondents to the SSAT annual survey agreed or strongly agreed that they have opportunities to participate in high quality professional learning and development (national average for secondary schools: 68%). Staff develop rapidly here; and consequently, we have very low levels of staff turnover.

**Principal**

Andrew Fowler

Our vision for outstanding education

**“Together we grow, learn and succeed”**

Students, staff and governors have set an inspiring new vision for the school. This vision shows our belief that, when we work together as a community, every child and adult can reach the very highest standards. We believe that we are strongest when we work together, and that through excellent pastoral care and inspiring teaching, children will be able to grow and learn. Success comes in many different forms, and is important in all aspects of school life, including examinations.

**Strong values for growth and success** **Trust Respect Courage Ambition**

Our academy’s strong values capture the spirit of our vision. By showing respec