Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant focuses on support lessons, learning activities, behaviour, assessment, or childcare routines according to the role.

What the role involves

• Support lessons, learning activities, behaviour, assessment, or childcare routines according to the role.
• Work with teachers, children, learners, families, or colleagues to keep progress and safety on track.

Skills and requirements

• These roles are ideal if you’re curious about careers in teaching, psychology, youth work, mental health, SEND, counselling, or pastoral support, and want proper school experience.
• Have a degree in Psychology, Education, Drama, Performing Arts, or a similar subject.
• Want experience that feels meaningful and genuinely useful for future careers.

Confirmed role details

• Support emotional wellbeing, and approach challenges thoughtfully rather than reactively.
• Schools value graduates who can build trust.
• You’ve spent years learning how children develop and engage with learning.
• Full-time and long-term opportunities.

Candidate fit

• It would suit someone who can bring warm, steady communication with children and families to the role.

Additional role context

• Graduate Opportunities in Schools Across Leeds.
• Finished uni and not quite ready for a desk job that involves endless spreadsheets and sad meal deals?