Are you a graduate looking to gain meaningful experience working with children while exploring a future career in education?
A welcoming and supportive primary school in Gateshead is looking to appoint a Graduate Classroom Assistant to support pupils across Key Stage 1. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on classroom experience while working alongside experienced teachers and education professionals.
The school has a strong reputation for its supportive staff culture, nurturing learning environment and commitment to helping every pupil feel confident, capable and motivated to learn.
Working as part of the classroom team, you’ll help support pupils during lessons and contribute to creating a positive learning environment where children feel encouraged to take part and succeed.
The Role
As a Graduate Classroom Assistant, you’ll work closely with the class teacher and wider support staff to help pupils engage with their learning.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Supporting the class teacher during lessons and classroom activities
* Assisting pupils with reading, phonics, writing and numeracy work
* Working with small groups of pupils who benefit from additional support
* Helping pupils stay focused, motivated and engaged in learning
* Encouraging positive behaviour and confidence in the classroom
* Contributing to a calm and inclusive learning environment
This is a varied role where you’ll gain valuable insight into how primary classrooms operate while building practical experience working with children.
Who This Role Is Perfect For
This role is ideal for graduates considering careers such as:
* Primary teaching
* Educational psychology
* Child development
* Speech and language therapy
* SEND support
No previous school experience is required, just a genuine interest in working with children and supporting their development.
We’re looking for someone who is:
* Friendly, patient and enthusiastic
* Confident communicating with children and adults
* Passionate about supporting pupils to succeed
* Proactive and willing to learn
* Reliable and committed to professional development
Training and Development
At Protocol Education, we understand how important the right support is when starting your career in education.
You’ll receive ongoing guidance from your consultant and the school team, as well as free access to our CPD Academy, which includes training in:
* Safeguarding and child protection
* Behaviour management strategies
* SEND and SEMH support
* Phonics and classroom support techniques
These training opportunities help you develop the confidence and skills needed to thrive in the classroom.
Why Work With Protocol Education?
Protocol Education is one of the UK’s leading education recruitment specialists, working closely with schools to support graduates starting careers in education.
When you join Protocol Education, you’ll benefit from:
* Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
* Access to a wide range of free professional development training
* Support from a dedicated education consultant
* Opportunities to work across mainstream and SEND schools
* Long-term placements that can lead to teacher training opportunities
We focus on helping graduates gain the experience, confidence and skills needed to build successful careers in education.
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where you can gain valuable experience while making a real difference to pupils’ learning, this could be the perfect opportunity.
Apply today to begin your journey into education.
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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