Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Chesterfield

Location: Chesterfield
Job Type: Full-time & Part-time Opportunities Available
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Are you a recent graduate looking to gain valuable classroom experience before pursuing a career in teaching, educational psychology, or another education-based profession?

We are recruiting Graduate Teaching Assistants to work in welcoming primary and secondary schools across Chesterfield
. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, build classroom confidence, and make a meaningful difference to pupils' learning and development.

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support teachers in delivering engaging and effective lessons.
• Work with individual pupils and small groups to reinforce learning.
• Provide classroom support across a range of subjects.
• Help create a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
• Encourage pupils' confidence, participation, and academic progress.
• Assist with classroom preparation and learning resources.

• A degree in any subject.
• A genuine passion for education and supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, positive, and adaptable approach.
• Previous experience working with children or young people is beneficial but not essential.

• Competitive rates of pay.
• Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities.
• Weekly pay.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Dedicated support from an experienced education recruitment team.
• Valuable classroom experience to support future teacher training or education careers.
• Opportunities for long-term and permanent school placements.

Whether you're considering teacher training, educational psychology, or simply want to inspire the next generation, this role offers the perfect first step 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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