Graduate Entry Level Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support provider is seeking passionate individuals for full-time roles in secondary schools starting in September 2025. The position involves supporting students aged 11-16, helping them regain confidence and re-engage with learning. Applicants should have great people skills, a warm approach, and experience working with young people. Temporary roles may become permanent later.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Full assistance provided

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in youth work, coaching, care, tutoring, or volunteering is preferred.
• All applicants must have the appropriate qualifications and training.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students 1:1 and in small groups to help them build confidence.
• Working alongside teachers to keep lessons running smoothly.
• Encouraging positive behaviour and routines in the classroom.

Skills

People skills

Warm approach

Reliability

Timekeeping

Job description

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Roles in Secondary Schools | Full-time | September 2025

We’re working with secondary schools across the region to find passionate, people-focused individuals ready to support students aged 11–16 in the classroom.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Supporting students 1:1 and in small groups

Helping them build confidence, re-engage with learning, and make progress

Working alongside teachers to keep lessons running smoothly

Encouraging positive behaviour and routines

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You Have:

Brilliant people skills and a warm, calm approach

A passion for helping students find their feet again post-pandemic

Great reliability and timekeeping

Experience working with young people (even if it’s not in a school)—think youth work, coaching, care, tutoring, or volunteering

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 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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