Are you brilliant LSA wanting to progress to the HLTA role or already an experienced HLTA looking to join a great school with amazing pupils, welcoming parents/carers and an inclusive staff team? 

St Marys is looking for a Higher-level Teaching Assistant to join this fantastic school based in the heart of Fairford Leys in Aylesbury.

At St Mary's school, we are proud of our good OFSTED rating across all areas (2025) and our Good SIAMS rating (2018). We are confident that at St Mary's you will find a community where standards of behaviour and respect for others are given a high priority, where every child is encouraged to strive to achieve their best in an environment where children are happy and eager to learn.

The HLTA role within St Marys school is of key importance. You will be responsible for providing the children and teaching staff which the support they need to Shine. In addition to LSA responsibilities the HLTA role responsibilities include:

• To cover and lead class teaching for PPA and short-term absence
• Prepare the classroom for lessons that they are leading
• Mark work taught where appropriate in-line with the school’s marking policy

Full details of the role are provided in the job description. 

The ODBST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  Post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.  ODBST is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people and the applicant is required to declare any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are “spent”.  The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013, 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website: Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975