Graduate Role in Sunderland

Are you a recent graduate looking to gain meaningful classroom experience before pursuing a career in teaching, educational psychology, pastoral support, or SEND? This could be the perfect opportunity to take your first step into education while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

Protocol Education are working with a large and welcoming secondary school in Sunderland, seeking an enthusiastic Graduate Learning Support Assistant to join their dedicated support team. The school serves a diverse community and has a strong focus on inclusion, student wellbeing, and helping every learner achieve their full potential.

Conveniently located with excellent transport links from Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead and surrounding areas, this is an easily accessible role for graduates across the North East.

The Role

As a Graduate Learning Support Assistant, you will work closely with pupils on both a 1:1 basis and in small intervention groups, providing targeted support to help them access learning, build confidence, and achieve positive outcomes.

This is a highly rewarding position that offers invaluable experience for anyone considering teacher training in the future.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting students with their learning across a range of subjects
• Delivering tailored 1:1 interventions
• Working with small groups to reinforce classroom learning
• Encouraging student engagement, confidence, and independence
• Assisting teachers with classroom activities and behaviour management strategies
• Helping to create a positive, inclusive learning environment

Why This Role Is Perfect For Graduates

This is far more than a classroom support role. It's an opportunity to:

• Gain hands-on experience in a secondary school setting
• Develop classroom management and behaviour support skills
• Work alongside experienced teachers and educational professionals
• Build a strong foundation for a future career in teaching
• Strengthen applications for PGCE, SCITT, Schools Direct, or other teacher training pathways
• Make a real impact on the educational journey of young people

The Ideal Candidate

• A graduate in any subject area
• Passionate about education and working with young people
• Considering a future career in teaching or educational support
• Patient, resilient, and able to build positive relationships
• Previous experience working with children or young people is desirable but not essential

What We Offer

• Competitive daily rates of pay
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Dedicated support from your Protocol Education consultant
• Opportunities for long-term and permanent school placements
• Valuable experience that will strengthen future teaching applications

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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