Psychology Graduate – Learning Support Assistant | Newcastle
Pay: £90–£115 per day (we’ll beat other agency rates)
Start: Immediate
DBS required
Are you a Psychology graduate eager to turn your understanding of behaviour and learning into real impact?
We’re working with welcoming secondary schools across Newcastle looking for graduates who can support students who need a little extra help to engage in lessons and feel confident in school life. You’ll work alongside teachers and pastoral staff, supporting pupils with additional learning, social, or emotional needs.
This role is ideal for someone who’s naturally calm, observant, and empathetic. You’ll enjoy building trust with students, helping them manage emotions, and creating a positive environment where they can focus and flourish.
Whether you’re considering a career in educational psychology, mental health, or teaching, this role gives you hands-on experience in how children learn, behave, and develop in real classrooms.
What you’ll get:
* Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella deductions or hidden fees)
* We’ll beat other agency rates – we value great people
* Free access to our online CPD Academy
* Thrive Approach training at no cost to you
* Ongoing support from a dedicated local consultant
Bring your curiosity, compassion, and communication skills — we’ll help you channel them into a rewarding school-based career.
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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