English Graduate

Protocol Education Limited; North Shields; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

CPD Academy access

Thrive training

Long-term opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting an enthusiastic English Graduate to support students in a welcoming secondary school in North Shields. This is an excellent opportunity to use your communication, literacy and analytical skills to help young people develop confidence and achieve their full potential.

The school has a strong focus on achievement, personal development and supporting every student to become resilient, confident and prepared for life beyond education.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in English Literature, English Language or Creative Writing.
• Strong communication and literacy abilities essential.
• Passion for supporting young people and developing reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Support students one-to-one and in small groups.
• Deliver literacy and reading interventions.
• Assist teachers in delivering engaging lessons and activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Literacy skills

Analytical skills

Education

English degree

Job description

Are you an English Graduate looking to gain valuable classroom experience before pursuing a career in Teaching, Educational Psychology, Speech & Language Therapy, Publishing, Journalism or Education?

Protocol Education is recruiting an enthusiastic English Graduate to support students in a welcoming secondary school in North Shields. This is an excellent opportunity to use your communication, literacy and analytical skills to help young people develop confidence and achieve their full potential.

The school has a strong focus on achievement, personal development and supporting every student to become resilient, confident and prepared for life beyond education.

North Shields
£92.63 - £115.00 per day (PAYE)
Full-Time | September Start | Long-Term Opportunity

The Role

As an English Graduate, you may work as a:

• Teaching Assistant
• Literacy Support Assistant
• Reading Intervention Mentor
• Academic Mentor
• Learning Support Assistant
• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant

You'll gain invaluable experience by:

• Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Delivering literacy and reading interventions.
• Helping students develop confidence in reading, writing and communication.
• Supporting learners with SEND, Autism (ASC), ADHD and additional learning needs.
• Encouraging positive attitudes towards learning.
• Assisting teachers in delivering engaging lessons.
• Working alongside teaching staff, pastoral teams and SEND professionals.
• Building strong relationships that support student engagement and achievement.
• Helping students overcome barriers to learning.

Every day presents the opportunity to inspire young people while developing skills that are highly valued across education and wider professional careers.

Why English Graduates Choose This Opportunity

• Gain practical classroom experience before teacher training.
• Develop confidence working with young people.
• Build skills in communication, mentoring and behaviour support.
• Gain experience supporting SEND and SEMH students.
• Strengthen applications for PGCE, Schools Direct and postgraduate study.
• Work alongside experienced education professionals.
• Access excellent CPD and specialist training opportunities.
• Long-term opportunities with potential pathways into permanent employment.

Why This School?

This school is committed to ensuring every student achieves success through high expectations, strong support and positive relationships.

Staff work collaboratively to create an environment where achievement is celebrated and students are encouraged to develop the confidence, resilience and ambition needed for future success.

It's an excellent setting for graduates who want to gain meaningful experience while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

We're Looking For

• A degree in English Literature, English Language, Creative Writing or a related subject.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A positive, patient and adaptable approach.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to helping students achieve their full potential.
• Previous experience working with young people is desirable but not essential.

Whether you've tutored, volunteered, mentored students, worked in customer service or supported young people in another setting, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay & Benefits

• £92.63 - £115.00 per day (PAYE only)
• Weekly pay
• No umbrella companies
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• FREE Thrive training through Protocol Education
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement

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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