Graduate Teaching Assistant Secondary - Hackney
Academics
£85 - £100/day
Hackney, London
Full time, contract, temporary
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About Academics
Academics is an education jobs ceruitment agency.
Job description from Academics
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Hackney
Are you interested in gaining paid secondary school experience through working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant?
Can you commit to a full time Graduate Teaching Assistant role Monday - Friday?
Are you considering beginning teacher training in the future and would be using this role as a way to gain invaluable school based experience?
Do you have some form of paid or voluntary recent experience with young people?
** Graduate Teaching Assistants wanted
** East London secondary school Hackney
** Ideal pre teacher training
A fast paced Hackney secondary school are looking for a number of Graduates who have an interest in secondary teaching to work as Graduate Teaching Assistants.
The school are very interested in Graduates who are thinking about potentially becoming secondary school teachers in the future and are looking to use the Graduate Teaching Assistant role as a way to gain hands on, invaluable secondary school experience.
As a Graduate Teaching Assistant you will be working with students with special educational needs in a wide range of subject areas.
A number of aspiring teachers have previously worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at this school before embarking on teacher training.
The school are looking for Graduates who have some form of paid or voluntary experience with young people. This experience may have been gained a number of ways such as youth work, tutoring, sports coaching….]
To apply to this Graduate Teaching Assistant role please send you CV to James @ Academics
Job insights from Breakroom
Teaching assistants
Teaching assistants support teachers and help children with their educational needs
What you’ll do as a teaching assistant:
- Support teachers in the classroom
- Support children with their educational needs
- Be responsible for the health and safety of children
- Listen, support and teach children
Is it right for you?
This job may involve:
- Standing
- Sitting
- Physical activities
- Using a computer
- Emotionally demanding duties
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What employees say
Pay
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Good
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Most people are paid market rates
Do Academics pay teaching assistants market rates?
Most people are paid above average for their job.
How we know this
70% of people are paid above average for the type of work they do.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2023 and April 2025.
Why this matters
Pay can vary a lot between types of job. Employers should be ensuring that the rates their staff are paid are in line with similar roles elsewhere.
Needs improving
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Most people don’t get paid breaks
Do teaching assistants at Academics get paid breaks?
No. Most people don’t get paid breaks.
How we know this
70% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2023 and April 2025.
Why this matters
A good job should have paid breaks.
You should be paid for all your time at work, whether you’re on a break or not.
Needs improving
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Most people don’t get sick pay
Do Academics pay teaching assistants sick pay?
No. Most people don’t get proper sick pay.
How we know this
100% of people say they wouldn’t get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2023 and April 2025.
Why this matters
Everyone gets sick sometimes. You should be able to take time off without worrying.
At a good job you should still get paid if you’re scheduled to work but can’t due to sickness. Your contract should say how many sick days you can take each year.
This is more than the legal minimum, which says you should only get paid if you are unwell for 4 full days. See Citizens Advice for more details.
Workplace
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Okay
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Only some people get proper breaks
Do teaching assistants at Academics get proper breaks?
Some people don’t get proper breaks.
How we know this
50% of people report that they don’t get to take proper breaks.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2023 and April 2025.
Why this matters
When you take a break it should be a proper rest. It should last the full duration and you shouldn’t get pulled off it.
Okay
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Only some people recommend their team
Do teaching assistants at Academics recommend working with their team?
Only some people recommend working with their team.
How we know this
40% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2023 and April 2025.
Why this matters
A good job means enjoying the place where you work.
The people you work with every day really matter. They can be the difference between a terrible day and a great one.
If you’d recommend your team to a friend, this shows that something’s going right.
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