Psychology Graduates, Ever Thought About Working in Schools?
Teaching Assistant
Barnsley
£90–£100 per day
Flexible, full-time or part-time
Just finished your Psychology degree, or taking a breather before your next step? If you’re curious about how children learn, behave, and thrive, working as a Teaching Assistant could be a brilliant move.
We’re working with welcoming primary and secondary schools across Barnsley who are looking for Psychology graduates to support pupils on a supply basis. It’s flexible, varied, and a great way to build hands-on experience, especially if you’re thinking about careers in education, psychology, mental health, or therapy.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be supporting pupils in the classroom, often working with children who need a little extra help with learning, behaviour, or emotional regulation. No two days are the same, and that’s part of the fun.
Depending on the school, you might be:
1. Supporting pupils 1:1 or in small groups
2. Helping children stay focused, calm, and confident
3. Working alongside teachers and SEN teams
4. Gaining real-world experience to back up your degree
Why supply works so well
5. Choose your days, full-time or part-time
6. £90–£100 per day, paid weekly through PAYE
7. Try different schools and settings
8. Build experience without locking yourself into one role
This role is great if you are
9. A Psychology graduate (or studying Psychology)
10. Interested in education, SEN, mental health, or child development
11. Calm, patient, and naturally supportive
12. Looking for flexible work that actually makes a difference
No classroom experience? No problem. If you’ve worked with children, young people, or in support roles, we’d still love to chat.
Bonus tip: Are you Thrive trained? If not, we offer FREE Thrive training, which schools absolutely love and it can really boost your chances of regular work.
Why work with Protocol Education?
13. Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella faff
14. Free access to our online CPD Academy
15. A friendly, local consultant who actually listens
16. Flexible roles in mainstream and SEND settings
If you’re curious, keen, or just want to explore your options, let’s have a chat. This could be the experience that shapes your next step.
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 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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