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Graduate Teaching Assistant - Secondary, ACADEMICS

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Graduate Teaching Assistant - Secondary, ACADEMICS
Are you an aspiring secondary school teacher seeking paid hands-on school experience from September?
Are you thinking about beginning teacher training/PGCE in the future?
Have you managed to gain some form of paid or voluntary experience with young people?
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ideal pre-teacher training experience
Hackney, East London
September start
An outstanding Hackney-based secondary school are looking for a number of Graduates to join the team from September to work as teaching assistants. This teaching assistant role would be ideal experience for aspiring secondary school teachers seeking invaluable school-based experience ahead of teacher training.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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As a secondary school teaching assistant, you will be supporting students of all abilities from year 7 - year 11. You will also be working alongside experienced teachers giving you the opportunity to observe various teaching styles and techniques.


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This outstanding East London secondary school are looking for graduates who have managed to gain some form of paid or voluntary experience. You may have gained this experience a number of ways such as tutoring, voluntary school work, sports coaching, overseas teaching...
This teaching assistant position is full-time, Monday - Friday, and will commence in September.
To apply, please send your CV to James at Academics.
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