Graduate Teaching Assistant

Looking to kickstart your career in education? We’ve got schools across the North East ready to welcome you in.

We’re working with a range of supportive and well-run secondary schools across Newcastle, Northumberland, and North Tyneside who are looking for Graduate Teaching Assistants to join them. Whether you’re exploring teaching, educational psychology, or just know you want to work with young people, this is a brilliant place to start.

Newcastle | Northumberland | North Tyneside
£90 – £110 per day (PAYE)
Full-Time | Immediate and Ongoing Roles

The Role

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will:

Support pupils across KS3 and KS4 in a range of subjects
Provide 1:1 and small group support, including students with SEND such as ASD, ADHD, and dyslexia
Help students stay focused, engaged, and confident in lessons
Work alongside teachers to adapt tasks and resources
Build positive relationships that support learning and wellbeing
Contribute to a calm, purposeful classroom environment
You’ll gain hands-on experience across different schools, subjects, and year groups, giving you a real feel for what working in education is like.

What Our Schools Are Like

Schools we work with typically offer:

Clear routines and strong behaviour systems
Supportive senior leadership teams who are visible and approachable
Welcoming staff teams who are happy to guide and support you
A mix of mainstream and SEND opportunities
Well-structured environments where you can learn quickly
No two schools are the same, but all are focused on giving you the support you need to succeed.

Who This Role Suits

This role is ideal for:

Graduates across any subject area
Those considering teacher training, PGCE, or educational psychology
Individuals with experience in coaching, tutoring, or youth work
Confident communicators who enjoy working with young people
People who are reliable, proactive, and ready to get involved
No school experience? That’s absolutely fine. If you’ve got the right attitude and a willingness to learn, we’ll support you every step of the way.

Pay & Benefits

£90 – £110 per day (PAYE only)
Weekly pay
Flexible placements, short-term, long-term, and permanent opportunities
FREE access to our CPD Academy, including SEND and behaviour training
Opportunities across a wide range of schools and settings
Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant who gets to know you
If you’re a graduate looking to gain meaningful, hands-on experience in schools across the North East, this is your chance to get started.

Apply today or drop us a message to chat through your options, we’ll keep it simple and find something that fits.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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