Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Key Stage 2 to 3 English and Maths Transition
Grade 7 

Q3 Academy Tipton works to ensure that all students and staff achieve ‘Incredible things’. Our mission for everybody who works in or with our school is to: Know More, Do More and Achieve More and is supported by our values of: Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect.

“Expectations are high for every pupil and sixth-form student, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements. Importantly, pupils say that they now enjoy their learning.” (Ofsted, 2025)

We are seeking a proactive, supportive and dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who has a track record of supporting students’ existing and emerging needs by closing early gaps in English and mathematics. This exciting new role is an opportunity to be an incredible advocate of young people and demonstrate a passion for actively working with students to support their transition from primary to secondary school and secure incredible outcomes. Your passion for supporting students’ success in English and mathematics is demonstrated in your daily work and you are willing to contribute to wider opportunities for students to further engage and support them in their success at school.

We welcome visits from potential candidates at any time.

The Academy is looking for someone who has:

• Ambition for all students to be successful by effectively working, particularly those who are vulnerable, working with primary schools to secure Key Stage 2 outcomes and promote and build on learning in transition to Q3 Academy Tipton;
• Resilience to adapt and support in a range of circumstances so that all students achieve;
• Ambition for your own development and learning;
• Excellent knowledge and delivery of Key Stage 2 and early Key Stage 3 English and mathematics;
• The ability to understand and work with data to monitor and intervene as appropriate with students and identify impact in your work.

We can offer you:

• ·      Students who are kind, ambitious, resilient and respectful, working in and with well established systems;
•        A motivated and supportive staff-body who prioritise students’ achievement;
•        Regular celebration of achievement for both students and staff;
•        A supportive environment which focuses on all members of our community achieving their best;
•        Access to Health Care schemes through the Mercian Academy Trust;
•        Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of settings including grammar schools and a-typical settings.

Your key responsibilities will include:

•         Complying with policies and procedures relating to teaching, learning and curriculum
•         Working as part of a wider team to support transition of students from Key Stage 2 into Key Stage 3.
•         Being an active presence in school to support teaching staff in ensuring students demonstrate our values and attitudes consistently and positively.
•       Working with primary schools to secure outcomes at Key Stage 2, working to close early gaps in English and mathematics ahead of Key Stage 3, whilst supporting the removal of barriers to successful secondary transition. 

 For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose.  We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education.  When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region

Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools

Increasing Opportunities – Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers

Pioneering Spirit – National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students

Outward Looking – Organising and hosting the region’s first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park

Innovation and Improvement – A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more:  The Mercian Trust - Home

For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Please take time to read our policies attached to this advert.