English Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Full-Time | Long-Term | 

Calling all grads with a passion for words and making a difference!

We’re recruiting for a dynamic and motivated Graduate Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming secondary school, working to support students with special educational needs (SEN). This is an ideal role for anyone considering a career in teaching—and looking to gain real classroom experience in a supportive setting.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Supporting students 1:1 and in small groups across lessons

• Helping adapt materials and boost understanding for pupils with additional needs

• Assisting teachers with lesson prep, literacy tasks, and classroom routines

• Encouraging engagement, progress, and confidence in reading and writing

You’ll work closely with teaching staff and SEN teams, learning from experienced educators and building a solid foundation for a future in teaching.

This Role Would Suit:

• English graduates exploring a career in education

• Anyone keen to gain hands-on classroom experience before a PGCE or teacher training

• Positive, proactive individuals with strong communication skills

• People with a patient, supportive approach and a genuine interest in SEND

 Career goals in teaching?
This role comes with training, guidance, and progression opportunities, giving you a brilliant stepping stone into education.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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