Graduate Teaching Assistant

Are you a graduate looking for a teaching assistant role within a secondary school in the central Manchester area?

Have you recently graduated or due to in the coming months and looking ahead to September?

Working in partnership with a national teaching school in Greater Manchester, Teaching Personnel are looking to recruit Graduate Teaching Assistants who are considering a future career as a teacher. If you are interested in pursuing a role in the education sector, this is the ideal role for you as a graduate to gain relevant experience in advance of taking on a teacher training programme direct with the national teaching school.

Through Teaching Personnel’s ‘Graduate Teacher Internship’, graduates who are confident and adaptable will embark on a year’s programme as a graduate teaching assistant to support within one of our partner secondary schools. The successful graduates will gain relevant school-based experience and a wide range of skills on how to perform administrative tasks, work with students in small groups and cover lessons.

Highlights of the future teacher’s programme:

• Full time graduate teaching assistant opportunities within our Future Teachers Programme
• Earn up to £1800 per month whilst gaining vital experience prior to taking on a teaching training programme
• Opportunities for graduates of all backgrounds especially Maths, English, Science and Computing/Religious Education graduates aspiring to become a teacher in the future
• 12 month programme and graduate scheme as a teaching assistant with the chance to secure a position on a teacher training programme

There are a number of opportunities from full time roles to part time positions with an allocated school in central Manchester where you will undertake a variety of tasks and activities. These will give you a good understanding as of the role as a teacher and stand any graduate in great stead to take on a teaching position in the future. Working with our partner school(s) in central Manchester, you will have the chance to develop your own subject knowledge whilst supporting and assisting students in these areas and subjects. You will gain experience in working with students with special educational needs, covering lessons in the absence of the teacher as well as get a feel for how to plan lessons and create resources accordingly.

Graduates wishing to be considered are encouraged to send an updated CV via the link below or for further information on our Future Teacher’s Programme please contact the Manchester Secondary office to discuss the opportunities.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
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