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Are you an English Graduate looking to gain meaningful, hands-on experience in education before progressing into a career in teaching, publishing, journalism, communications, or other language and literacy-based professions?
We are currently recruiting English Graduates for Graduate Teaching Assistant opportunities within supportive and high-performing secondary schools across Kingston and the wider South West London area. These long-term roles provide an excellent platform to build practical experience working with young people while developing a deeper understanding of literacy development, learning, and classroom practice.
As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting students both in and out of the classroom, helping them to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full academic potential. Schools are particularly keen to engage English Graduates due to their strong communication skills, subject knowledge, and ability to support reading, writing, and comprehension development.
This is an ideal opportunity for graduates who are serious about building a long-term career in education or language-related professions and are seeking meaningful, school-based experience to support future training or postgraduate study.
The Role
- Full-time Graduate Teaching Assistant position
- Based in well-established secondary schools across Kingston
- Supporting students across Key Stages 3-5
- Providing 1:1 support and small group interventions
- Assisting teachers with lesson delivery and classroom management
- Supporting students with additional learning needs (SEND) where required
- September 2026 start
The Ideal Candidate
- A degree in English or a closely related subject
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Genuine interest in education, literacy, and young people's development
- Ability to build positive and consistent relationships with students
- Proactive, reliable, and professional approach to supporting learning
Why This Role?
For English Graduates, school-based experience offers invaluable insight into how students develop reading, writing, and analytical skills within structured educational environments. This experience is highly valued by teacher training programmes and future employers across education, publishing, journalism, communications, and related fields.
Working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Kingston will allow you to apply your subject knowledge in a practical setting while developing key skills in communication, behaviour support, intervention strategies, and student engagement.
Whether your ambition is to become a teacher, pursue postgraduate study, or enter a language-based profession, this Graduate Teaching Assistant role provides an excellent foundation for your career journey.
Application Process
If you are a motivated English Graduate seeking valuable school-based experience in Kingston or South West London, we would love to hear from you.
Please submit your CV today to be considered for this opportunity.
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