Graduate Unqualified Teacher

Kpi Recruiting Ltd; Waterford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KPI Education in Watford is seeking ambitious graduates to join a forward-thinking secondary school as Graduate Unqualified Teachers. You will be supported to plan, deliver and lead lessons with guidance from experienced teachers, gaining valuable classroom experience while working towards Qualified Teacher Status.

Applications are invited from graduates across Mathematics, English, Sciences, Humanities, Languages and Computing.

Qualifications

• Graduates should be on track to pursue a teaching career.
• Excellent subject knowledge across their degree.
• Confident, articulate and resilient with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop lesson planning and curriculum knowledge under guidance.
• Deliver sections of lessons and provide classroom cover.
• Lead lessons and interventions with support from experienced teachers.
• Build effective behaviour and classroom management.
• Assess pupil work and monitor progress.

Skills

Confident graduate

Strong subject knowledge

Excellent communication

Resilience

Education

2:1 or First-Class degree

Job description

Graduate Unqualified Teacher – Watford

£26,000–£30,000 per annum | Minimum £550 per week equivalent | Full-Time | 2026/27 Academic Year

Are you a confident graduate who feels ready to take on more responsibility than a traditional Teaching Assistant role?

Could you turn your subject knowledge into engaging lessons and command the attention of a secondary classroom?

Want to gain genuine teaching experience before progressing towards Qualified Teacher Status?

KPI Education is recruiting ambitious graduates to join a successful and forward-thinking secondary school in Watford as Graduate Unqualified Teachers.

This opportunity is designed for graduates who already have teaching firmly on their radar and want to accelerate their classroom experience.

Rather than spending the year purely supporting lessons, you'll be developed towards planning, delivering and leading lessons yourself, with guidance from experienced teachers and subject leaders.

Graduate Unqualified Teacher – The Opportunity

• £26,000–£30,000 per annum
• Alternatively, an equivalent weekly rate of minimum £550 per week
• Full-time position throughout the 2026/27 academic year
• Work predominantly within your degree subject
• Support and teach pupils across KS3 and KS4
• Gain genuine experience leading a classroom
• Deliver interventions and small-group tuition
• Support GCSE pupils with examination preparation
• Develop lesson planning and curriculum knowledge
• Build strong behaviour and classroom management skills
• Learn how to assess work and monitor pupil progress
• Receive mentoring from experienced teachers and Heads of Department
• Potential pathway towards teacher training and QTS

A School That Develops Future Teachers

Based in Watford, this ambitious secondary school combines strong academic expectations with a supportive approach to developing staff.

The school recognises that excellent teachers aren't created overnight.

You'll initially spend time observing strong classroom practitioners, understanding behaviour expectations and learning how successful lessons are structured.

As you develop, so will your responsibility.

You could progress from supporting individual pupils and small groups to delivering sections of lessons, providing classroom cover and eventually taking responsibility for planned lessons under the guidance of qualified teachers.

For a graduate serious about teaching, this offers something a conventional TA position simply cannot: the opportunity to start developing your own classroom practice.

Who Are We Looking For?

Applications are particularly encouraged from graduates in:

Mathematics | English | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | History | Geography | Languages | Computer Science | Business | Economics

A 2:1 or First-Class degree is highly desirable, alongside strong subject knowledge and a good academic background.

Previous school experience is advantageous but not essential.

More importantly, you'll need to be confident, articulate, resilient and comfortable taking responsibility. You should be able to explain challenging ideas clearly while building positive professional relationships with young people.

Ready to Move From Graduate to Teacher?

If you already know that teaching could be your career, don't spend a year simply watching from the sidelines.

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