Graduate Teaching Assistant - Primary School in London)

Academics; Ilford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading primary school in Redbridge is seeking Graduate Teaching Assistants to start September 2025. This full-time role offers graduates the chance to gain valuable experience in education, helping children across EYFS, KS1, and KS2. Successful candidates can pursue teacher training after a year. This is a perfect opportunity to kickstart your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Education and training opportunities

Teacher training available

Great transport links and parking

Qualifications

• Recent graduates looking to start a career in education.
• Open to all degree types such as Maths, English, Science, Psychology, etc.
• Experience with children or understanding of additional needs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist class teachers and deliver educational interventions.
• Work with children 1-2-1 and in small groups.
• Conduct activities related to Maths, Reading, and Writing.

Skills

Interest in education

Working with children

Support for special educational needs

Education

Any undergraduate degree

Job description

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Primary School

Hae you recently completed your degree and have an interest in working with children?

Are you seeking an opportunity to broaden you experience working in an education setting to start your career?

Do you have a keen interest in working with children and want to make an impact to their lives and education?

If yes then Academics have the school and ideal role for you…

An outstanding primary school in Redbridge, London are seeking 3 Teaching Assistants to join them in September 2025 on a full time, 1 year contract. They are seeking graduates to embark on a years contract working with children across EYFS, KS1 & KS2 to deliver interventions both 1-2-1 and in small groups to assist with every day learning, Maths, Reading & Writing.

** Graduate Teaching Assistant - Primary School

** September 2025 Start

** 1 Year Contract till July 2026

** Full time - term time only (Monday to Friday)

** Hours : 8:30am to 4pm

** Weekly pay - £445 - £575 per week

** Redbridge, London

** Great transport link & parking available

** Education and training opportunities

** Teacher training from September 2026

For this Graduate Teaching Assistant role, this Redbridge, London Primary School would be particularly interested in graduates who are wanting to pursue a career within education as either a Teacher, Educational Psychologist, Counsellor, Social worker or anything that relates to children. The are open to graduates with any degree type such as Maths, English, Science, Arts, Psychology, Education, Early Years Childhood Studies, Sociology, Criminology, Special needs, languages, etc. All degree types are useful within schools!

Ideally for this role, you will have some experience working with children or have experience of a family member with additional needs etc. This is not essential for you to be successful in the role.

The role itself will entail a mixture of general classroom duties assisting the class teacher as well as delivering interventions to small groups of children with their Maths, Reading & Writing as well as working 1:1 in assisting children who have mild special educational needs or English is their additional language.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate who is looking for a career working with children. This primary school can offer introductions to specialists in their fields such as teachers, social workers, educational psychologists, speech & language therapists and beyond to ensure you have great experiences to work alongside them. It will also give you an insight to how teaching works as well as how to write and implement EHCPs.

This really is a fantastic opportunity to start your career in education.

Teacher training is available for those successful after one full year in the role and will start from September 2026.

Does this sound like your dream role to kick start your career?

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Primary School