Job Description:

Are you a History Graduate looking to gain valuable classroom experience before pursuing a career in Teaching, Educational Psychology, Public Services, Civil Service, Museum Education, Youth Work or Social Work?

Protocol Education is recruiting motivated History Graduates to support students in a successful secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is a fantastic opportunity to use your communication, analytical and critical-thinking skills while helping young people develop confidence and achieve their full potential.

Ashington, Northumberland
£92.63 - £108.00 per day (PAYE)
Full-Time | September Start | Long-Term Opportunity

As a History Graduate, you may work as a:

• Teaching Assistant
• Humanities Learning Support Assistant
• Academic Mentor
• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Intervention Support Assistant

You'll gain invaluable experience by:

• Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Assisting pupils across Humanities subjects and the wider curriculum.
• Helping students develop critical thinking, research and communication skills.
• Supporting learners with SEND, Autism (ASC), ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Encouraging positive attitudes towards learning and achievement.
• Building confidence, resilience and independence in young people.
• Working alongside teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals.
• Creating positive relationships that help students succeed both academically and personally.

Every day offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while developing skills highly valued within education and public-facing professions.

• Gain practical classroom experience before teacher training.
• Develop behaviour management and pastoral support skills.
• Build experience working with a wide range of learning needs.
• Strengthen applications for PGCE, Schools Direct and postgraduate study.
• Access excellent CPD and specialist training opportunities.
• Work within a supportive and ambitious school environment.
• Long-term opportunities with potential pathways into permanent roles.

• A degree in History or a related Humanities subject.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• A patient, adaptable and resilient approach.
• The ability to build positive professional relationships.
• Previous experience working with young people is desirable but not essential.

Whether you've tutored, volunteered, mentored, coached sports or worked with young people in another capacity, we'd love to hear from you.

• £92.63 - £108.00 per day (PAYE only)
• Weekly pay
• No umbrella companies
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• FREE Thrive training through Protocol Education
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement

Many of our History Graduates go on to careers in Teaching, Educational Psychology, Public Services, Youth Work, Social Work and Educational Support, using the experience gained in schools as a foundation for future success.

If you're looking to develop your career while making a genuine difference to young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat about the opportunities available.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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