Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Want experience that points cleanly to Educational Psychology?
Ready to be the reliable 1:1 support for a pupil with autism and ADHD?
*** Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant
*** Immediate start until July 2026
*** £85 - £101 per day
*** ‘Good’ secondary school, West Bromwich
*** 1:1 support for a student with autism and ADHD
The Role:
You will provide consistent support across the school day so the student can access each lesson. Before class, you will check equipment, preview instructions and agree a simple goal for the period. In lessons, you will break tasks into clear steps, use visual prompts and now next cards, and model how to start written work. You will give quiet cues to sustain focus, plan short regulation breaks, and guide a calm return to learning. You will help organise notes, record homework accurately and submit work on time. After lessons, you will log quick outcomes, flag triggers and positives, and share next steps with subject teachers and the SENCO so strategies remain aligned.
The Candidate & Requirements:
You stay calm, communicate clearly and build independence rather than doing the work for the pupil.
1. Degree, 2:2 or above in Psychology or a closely related field.
• Clear written notes and confident spoken communication.
• Enhanced DBS, held already or willingness to obtain.
• Motivation to work in education with interest in autism, ADHD and regulation strategies.
• Experience with children or young people is desirable but not essential.
The School:
This ‘Good’ West Bromwich secondary uses simple, predictable routines that keep corridors calm and lessons purposeful. Departments share sequenced curricula, model responses and common checks, so your support mirrors classroom methods. The inclusion team runs plan do review cycles, provides practical tools such as visuals, timers and task cards, and offers weekly check ins so next actions are clear. New colleagues receive a structured induction, short CPD sessions and regular coaching with precise, usable targets.
How to Apply
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