Job description

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Location: Boroughbridge
Pay Rate: £88 – £110 per day
Contract: Full-Time / Long-Term
Start Date: February 2026

GSL Education are recruiting a Graduate Teaching Assistant to support learning across a secondary school in the Boroughbridge area. This role is ideal for graduates considering a future career in teaching or education.

About the School

The school is a well-structured secondary setting with clear routines and a strong focus on academic progress and personal development. Staff work collaboratively to support pupils academically and pastorally across KS3 and KS4.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Responsibilities

  • Support pupils in lessons across a range of subjects

  • Provide small group and 1:1 academic intervention

  • Assist teachers with lesson delivery and classroom organisation

  • Encourage engagement and positive learning behaviours

  • Support pupils with varying learning needs

Requirements

  • Degree-level qualification

  • Experience working with young people is desirable

  • Strong communication and organisational skills

  • Commitment to safeguarding and pupil wellbeing

  • Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.

GSL Education is an ethical, independent recruitment agency which aims to provide quality teaching and support staff in schools throughout East and North Yorkshire.

To apply, please contact Kerry Fowler at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV or apply directly via the GSL Education website.