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Secondary Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant - Croydon Borough
September Start | £100-£110 per day | Full-Time | Long-Term
About The School
We are working with a high-performing, values-led secondary school in Croydon. The school is recognised for its calm, respectful atmosphere and a strong sense of community. Staff share a commitment to academic excellence, pastoral care, and developing confident, resilient young people.
The curriculum is shaped around tenacity, humility, and hope, and the team works collaboratively to ensure every pupil feels supported and challenged. The school benefits from excellent transport links, a well-organised structure, and a leadership team who place safeguarding, inclusion, and consistency at the heart of daily practice.
The Role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will support pupils across KS3 and KS4, helping them engage positively in lessons and make strong progress. This role suits someone who is proactive, calm under pressure, and able to build meaningful relationships with young people.
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Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Supporting pupils in lessons to maintain focus and engagement
- Providing targeted help to learners who need additional support
- Assisting teachers with routines, behaviour expectations, and learning activities
- Working with pupils who have SEN needs (ASD, ADHD, communication, or learning needs)
- Helping maintain a structured, safe, and purposeful learning environment
- Following safeguarding procedures with consistency and professionalism
What We're Looking For
- Experience supporting pupils in a school or youth setting
- SEN experience highly desirable
- Confident working across a range of subjects
- Reliable, patient, calm, and able to work well within a team
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willing to obtain one)
- Fully available to start in September
- Able to commit to a full-time, long-term role
Pay
£100-£110 per day, paid weekly.
Make a Difference This September
If you enjoy supporting young people, can bring positivity and professionalism to a Croydon secondary school, and want to contribute to a values-driven learning community, we'd be keen to speak with you. This is an excellent opportunity to join a school with strong leadership, clear expectations, and a genuine commitment to pupil development.
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Peak Education Recruitment Ltd is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that supports Teachers and Support Staff in finding short and/or long-term temporary and/or permanent employment in Primary, Secondary, and Special Education Schools throughout the UK. We are committed to Safer Recruitment and undertake checks on all candidates we work with. As part of the registration process, each candidate will be required to have a current DBS Disclosure and a subscription to the DBS Update Service, if you do not have one, we can support you with an application. We will also need to see all original relevant qualifications certificates before any work placement is agreed.
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