Graduate Teaching Assistant (Gta)

Protocol Education; Watford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education is hiring a Graduate Teaching Assistant to support primary pupils in Watford, Hertfordshire, starting September 2026. This full-time, long-term role offers valuable classroom experience and a pathway into teacher training.

No prior TA experience is required; graduates with imagination and a passion for helping children are encouraged to apply. You will work with teachers, support reading, writing, and maths, and help create a positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils in the classroom
• Work with individuals and small groups
• Assist teachers during lessons
• Help children with reading, writing and Maths
• Support pupils who need additional help
• Encourage positive behaviour and confidence
• Help create an engaging classroom environment

Job description

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Start Your Education Career

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-time / Long-term
Pay: Competitive

Thinking about a career in teaching?

We're looking for enthusiastic graduates and aspiring teachers to join primary schools across Watford as Teaching Assistants.

You don't necessarily need previous experience as a TA. If you've worked with children through tutoring, sports coaching, youth work, childcare, volunteering or similar activities, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

• Support pupils in the classroom
• Work with individuals and small groups
• Assist teachers during lessons
• Help children with reading, writing and Maths
• Support pupils who need additional help
• Encourage positive behaviour and confidence
• Help create an engaging classroom environment

This role could be ideal if you are:

• Considering teacher training
• A recent graduate
• Taking a gap year before entering education
• Looking to gain valuable school experience
• Passionate about working with children
• Patient, enthusiastic and approachable

You'll gain valuable hands‑on classroom experience while working alongside experienced teachers and school staff.

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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