Graduate Teaching Assistant

KPI RECRUITING LTD; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational recruitment agency is seeking a Graduate Teaching Assistant for a primary school in Bournemouth. The role offers a salary of £24,541 per annum with a January 2026 start. Ideal candidates hold a 1st or 2:1 degree and aspire to train as teachers. Work involves supporting the teaching team and engaging in various subjects and activities within a caring school environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate must hold a 1st or 2:1 degree.
• Matching A levels and GCSE’s required.
• Aspirations for teacher training essential.

Responsibilities

• Support and scaffold the teaching team.
• Work in class and with small groups.
• Engage in music, art, and sport.

Skills

Graduate with a 1st or 2:1 degree

Matching A levels and GCSE’s

Willingness to contribute to the whole school

Education

1st or 2:1 degree

Job description

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Primary

Location: Bournemouth BH2

Salary: £24,541 per annum

Start: January 2026 or sooner

Interviewing Now

School – 2 Form Entry Good/Outstanding graded Primary School

Are you a graduate who is looking for a kind and caring primary school in which to gain experience as a salaried teaching Assistant?

Do you hold a 1st or 2:1 degree and do you aspire to train as a teacher from September 2026?

This Victorian build primary school, close to the seafront in Bournemouth, is offering an excellent opportunity for a graduate teaching assistant to join the school for the remainder of this academic year.

Additionally, the school is part of a large teacher training network and there are options for teacher training from September – bursary route.

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Primary – Job Description

• Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.30pm
• ASAP or January 2026 start
• Support and scaffold the teaching team
• Work in class and in small groups
• Support all subject areas and age ranges 4-11 years
• Help with music, art, sport and join all creative endeavours
• Earn £24,541 per annum

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Primary – What we are looking for

• Graduate with a 1st or 2:1 degree
• Matching A levels and GCSE’s
• A graduate who is destined for teacher training
• Candidate must be willing to contribute to the whole school

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Primary – School Description

• Good/Outstanding graded Primary School
• Circa 400 on roll – 2 form entry
• Warm and caring school environment
• 2 Minutes from the Seafront
• 10 Minutes from Bournemouth centre
• Old Victorian build school that has been sympathetically upgraded
• Tall classrooms and learning spaces

This caring school is looking for the right candidate no later than January 2026 – the ideal scenario is that a candidate can join the school ASAP for the remainder of this academic year as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and then from September 2026 in Teacher Training.

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