Graduate Teaching Assistant Role
Job description
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Paid Education Experience | Immediate Start
Are you a graduate considering a future in education?
Tradewind Recruitment is placing Graduate Teaching Assistants into Primary and Secondary schools across Stoke-on-Trent, in partnership with St Gabriel the Archangel CMAT and Alpha Academies Trust.
As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will gain first-hand experience in education, supporting pupils and teachers while preparing for formal teacher training.
What's included
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Full-time Graduate Teaching Assistant role
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£95-£105 per day
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Long-term education placement in Stoke-on-Trent
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Clear progression into education-based teacher training
This Graduate Teaching Assistant role in Stoke-on-Trent is ideal for graduates ready to commit to a career in education.
Stoke-on-Trent schools
Key skills
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Application advice
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🎓 Highlight your degree subject at the top of your CV as schools value subject expertise for teaching assistant roles
📚 Emphasise any experience working with children or young people, even informal roles like tutoring or mentoring
🏫 Research St Gabriel the Archangel CMAT and Alpha Academies Trust to show knowledge of their educational approach in your application
📈 Mention your commitment to pursuing formal teacher training as this demonstrates long-term career planning
🤝 Include examples of teamwork and supporting others as these are essential skills for classroom assistance
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- •Supported 25 primary pupils across KS1-KS2 mathematics lessons, improving individual comprehension scores by 15% over 8-week placement
- •Assisted secondary teachers with classroom management for 120 pupils daily, reducing disruption incidents by 30% through targeted intervention strategies
- •Delivered one-to-one reading support to 8 struggling pupils, achieving 85% improvement in phonics assessment scores within 6 weeks
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Tradewind Recruitment's Graduate Teaching Assistant programme offers exactly the educational foundation I need to launch my teaching career. With partnerships across St Gabriel CMAT and Alpha Academies Trust, this role provides the classroom experience and teacher training pathway I'm seeking.
My background in supporting others and commitment to education makes me well-suited to assist both pupils and teachers whilst developing the practical skills needed for formal teacher training.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you support a teacher during a lesson with 30 pupils?
- ›What strategies would you use to help a struggling pupil with reading?
- ›How would you adapt your support for different age groups in primary vs secondary?
- ›What classroom management techniques have you observed or would you implement?
- ›How would you handle a situation where a pupil is disruptive during your support session?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you helped someone learn something new
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to changing circumstances
- ›Give an example of when you worked as part of a team to achieve a goal
- ›Tell me about a time you showed patience when someone was struggling
- ›Describe a situation where you took initiative to solve a problem
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you helped someone learn something new
Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to changing circumstances