Secondary Graduate Teaching Assistant

September Start | £100-£110 per day | Full‑Time | Long‑Term

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.

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.

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

• 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

£100-£110 per day, paid weekly.

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.

Peak Education Recruitment Ltd is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that supports Teachers and Support Staff find 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.