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Associate Teacher

Location: Kent
Salary Scale: £120 – £200 per day, depending on experience
Start Date: October 2026
End Date: Ongoing
Contract Type: Temporary, Full-time or Part-time

Are you confident managing a classroom, engaging pupils and helping maintain a positive learning environment?

About the role

GSL Education Kent are currently looking to register enthusiastic and adaptable Associate Teachers to support schools across Kent. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who enjoy working with young people, have strong communication skills and are confident taking responsibility for a classroom in different school settings.

As an Associate Teacher, you will provide classroom cover and supervise pupils during the absence of their usual teacher. You will work with pre-prepared lesson materials, keep pupils focused on their tasks and help ensure that learning continues in a structured and positive environment.

Whether you have previous experience in education or are looking to build a career working in schools, this opportunity offers the chance to gain valuable experience across a variety of settings.

About the Schools

Our partner schools across Kent offer a range of learning environments, each with its own community, expectations and pupil needs. These opportunities are suited to individuals who are flexible, professional and able to adapt their approach while contributing positively to different school teams.

Associate Teacher role

As an Associate Teacher, you will supervise classes across different subjects and year groups, ensuring pupils follow the work set by their regular teachers. You will be responsible for maintaining classroom routines, managing behaviour appropriately and creating an atmosphere where pupils can remain engaged and productive.

We are looking to register Associate Teachers who can demonstrate confidence, initiative and the ability to establish positive relationships with pupils while maintaining appropriate classroom expectations.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have experience working with young people, ideally within a school or educational setting

  • Demonstrate confident classroom management and effective behaviour management skills

  • Communicate instructions clearly and encourage pupils to remain focused on their work

  • Be comfortable supervising classes across different subjects and year groups

  • Adapt quickly to different school environments, lesson plans and classroom expectations

  • Build professional relationships with pupils and school staff

  • Demonstrate reliability, flexibility, initiative and a professional approach

Previous experience as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, tutor, youth worker or in another role involving young people would be advantageous. Graduates and candidates with relevant transferable skills who are enthusiastic about working in education are also encouraged to register their interest.

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 providing an enhanced DBS on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.

We also offer, via our partner, access to accredited Education-relevant CPD courses.

In addition to that, GSL Education is currently offering £100 for the successful referral of either Teachers or Teaching Assistants (Ts & Cs apply).

For more information or to register your interest in the Associate Teacher role, or to be considered for future opportunities, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.

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

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