Job Description
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Core Subjects & Psychology Graduates
📍 Location: Barnet, North London
📅 Contract: September 2025 – July 2026 (Term-Time Only)
💰 Pay: £105.00 per day (PAYE)
🗓 Interviews: June/July 2025
Are you a high-achieving graduate from a Russell Group or Top 20 UK university, considering a career in education, psychology, or youth support?
We’re now recruiting for a Graduate Teaching Assistant to join a vibrant boys’ secondary school in Barnet, North London, for the full 2025–2026 academic year. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on classroom experience before pursuing teacher training, educational psychology, or a related pathway.
Whether your degree is in English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Languages, or Psychology, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a real-world setting and support pupils aged 11–18.
What you’ll do as a Graduate Teaching Assistant:
- Provide academic support across your subject specialism in lessons, small groups, and 1:1 settings
- Work closely with students who have additional needs such as Autism, ADHD, or low literacy/numeracy
- Collaborate with teachers and SEN staff to deliver targeted interventions and classroom assistance
- Develop positive relationships with students and contribute to their academic and emotional progress
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Who we’re looking for:
- A First-Class or 2:1 degree in a core academic subject or Psychology
- Ideally from a Russell Group or Top 20 UK university
- A confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- A calm, patient, and resilient approach to working with young people
- Commitment to the full academic year from September 2025 to July 2026
Why apply for this Graduate Teaching Assistant role?
- Gain invaluable experience ahead of a PGCE, Teach First, Ed Psych doctorate, or related course
- Join a supportive, inclusive school with strong leadership and a welcoming team of staff
- Receive guidance and CPD from experienced teachers and SEND professionals
- Make a meaningful impact on students’ learning, confidence, and aspirations
Whether you’re passionate about your subject or driven to understand the psychology behind learning, this Graduate Teaching Assistant role in Barnet could be the ideal launchpad for your career in education.
Ribbons & Reeves are London’s leading Education Recruiters. We specialise in helping educators of all levels secure long-term and permanent roles, such as this Graduate Teaching Assistant role, in Barnet. For other roles like this, check out our website, search ‘Ribbons & Reeves’. We look forward to supporting you in your application to this Graduate Teaching Assistant role.
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