Graduate Teaching Assistant
Job description
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Future Teachers Programme
Location: Manchester
Start Date: September 2025
Contract Type: Full-time, full academic year
Pay: £89 – £100 per day
Are you a recent graduate looking to gain classroom experience before embarking on a PGCE or teacher training route?
Join Teaching Personnel’s Future Teachers Programme, a paid initiative designed to give graduates practical classroom experience and support you towards a future career in teaching.
Role Overview:
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Support pupils in KS3 and KS4 in a range of subjects, including English, Maths, Science, and Humanities.
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Work closely with class teachers, SENCOs, and department heads to provide targeted support.
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Deliver 1:1 and small group interventions to support academic progress.
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Help manage classroom behaviour, support differentiated learning, and encourage pupil engagement.
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Receive termly reviews and teacher training application guidance.
This role is ideal for:
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Graduates with a degree in Education, Psychology, English, Maths, Science, or similar subjects.
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Individuals aspiring to begin ITT, PGCE, SCITT, or School Direct training in 2026.
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Applicants seeking hands-on classroom experience in a supportive environment.
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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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