Maths Graduate Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting for a recent Maths Graduate to join one of our client schools in Glossop as a Teaching Assistant.

If you are aiming to become a fully qualified Maths Teacher, this is an ideal opportunity to gain classroom and take the first step in your career development.

Throughout your employment, you will be supported by Teaching Personnel, the UK’s leading teacher recruitment agency. For the right candidates, based on good feedback, there will be opportunities to be placed into permanent teaching positions once you have become a fully qualified teacher.

As a teaching assistant you will be responsible for:

• Assisting the pupils who are struggling the most academically.
• You will work in small groups of pupils or on a one-to-one basis to ensure that the pupils are gaining a thorough understanding of the lessons that are provided.
• You must give feedback to the teacher regarding any concerns about the pupils’ development.
• You will assist the teacher in their delivery of lessons, helping manage the behaviour of the classroom.

The highlights of this position include:

• No expectations to plan lessons or mark outside of school hours.
• The support of Teaching Personnel in your development.
• Competitive pay- the salary for this position is between £385 and £450 per week dependent on the requirements of the school as well as the hours worked.
• Working in an Ofsted ‘good’ school.

The school that you will be working in is located in Glossop, it is crucial that you are local to the area or are happy to commute from the surrounding areas. It is a mixed, secondary school. The school is in an affluent area. The proportion of pupils that are eligible for free school meals is in line with the national average.

For this position, you must be able to apply for a fully enhanced DBS check, you must also be able to provide two employment-based references that cover the last two years of your work history.

If you are interested in this position, please apply now by uploading a copy of your CV. A member of the Manchester East Secondary Branch will contact you shortly. 

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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