Graduate Trainee Teacher

Aspiring Teacher? Get Paid to Learn the Classroom First

Teaching Assistant or Cover Supervisor | Secondary Schools Across Wigan
Pay: £100 to £120 per day (depending on role and experience) | Hours: Full-time or flexible days | Start: ASAP

Train for your future while you earn

Planning to become a teacher? The best preparation is time in a real secondary classroom, and you can get it with pay and free training behind you.

Teaching Personnel places aspiring teachers in secondary schools across Wigan as Teaching Assistants or Cover Supervisors, whichever suits you best. You’ll build the confidence, classroom experience and references that make a PGCE, School Direct or Teach First application stand out, and you’ll be paid every week while you do it.

Pick the path that suits you

Teaching Assistant
Support students in lessons, work with small groups and individuals, and see how experienced teachers plan and deliver. A great fit if you’d like to build relationships with students and learn at a steady pace.

Cover Supervisor
Take charge of classes when the usual teacher is absent, set work and keep lessons running smoothly. Ideal if you want to get used to being at the front of the room and managing behaviour.

Not sure which is right? Your consultant will talk you through both and can match you to the schools that fit.

Free training, no catch

We provide training at no cost to you, so you’re ready from your first day. It’s designed to help you:

• Manage behaviour calmly and confidently
• Understand safeguarding and what is expected in school
• Support students with additional needs
• Deliver cover lessons with structure and authority
• Build a portfolio of experience to use in teacher training applications

Who this is for

You might be a graduate, a career changer, or someone returning to work who wants to teach. We’re looking for people with potential and enthusiasm.

Essential

• GCSE English and maths at grade 4/C or above
• A degree, or a degree in progress (useful if you plan to train as a secondary teacher)
• Confidence, resilience and a real interest in working with young people
• Reliability and clear communication
• A commitment to safeguarding children and young people
• The right to work in the UK

Desirable

• Experience with young people, such as tutoring, coaching, mentoring or youth work
• A degree in a shortage subject such as maths, science, computing or modern languages
• Previous school experience

Why choose Teaching Personnel

• A local consultant who knows the Wigan secondary schools
• Paid weekly, with flexible days or full-time work
• Free training and ongoing support
• Experience, references and insight to strengthen your teacher training application
• Routes to longer-term and permanent roles
• A bonus if you refer a friend

Apply today

Apply through the link on this advert with your CV.

Closing date: Ongoing. We’re recruiting now, so early applications are encouraged.

Safeguarding

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates are expected to share this commitment. Placements are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and identity and right-to-work checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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.
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