Graduate Teaching Associate (Mulberry Academy Hastings)

Hours of work: 37
Working pattern: Full-time Term-time only
(As the position is term-time only the above salary will be pro rata)
Fixed-term for: 12 months

Closing date: 12pm Friday 08 May 2026

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Mulberry Academy Hastings
Rye Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 5DN

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Please note we do not accept CVs.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and ambitious Graduate Teaching Associate to join our school. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate who is considering a career in teaching and wants to gain meaningful hands-on experience in a high-performing and supportive school environment.

The role is designed to provide a structured pathway into teaching combining classroom experience targeted intervention work and professional development. Graduate Teaching Associates play a key role in supporting learning across the school through:

Delivering high-quality cover supervision

Leading and supporting targeted intervention programmes

Working alongside teachers to support learning progress and behaviour

This is an ideal role for candidates who are seeking to progress into teacher training with a clear and supported route into a teaching apprenticeship leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) within the Trust after one year.

We offer a well-supported route into teaching alongside high-quality professional development and expert coaching to help you thrive. You will gain valuable experience in a school that is deeply committed to ambition inclusion and excellence where every day presents an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in students lives. Our collaborative culture ensures that all staff are supported to grow develop and succeed in their careers.

We want ambitious and talented people to join Mulberry Academy Hastings because they want to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

Professional development is central to our culture. All teaching staff benefit from weekly professional development and each year we dedicate a two-week professional development programme in October. During this time teachers deepen their practice and collaborate on improving teaching and learning while colleagues in support roles have structured time designed specifically for their own professional development.

We also build coaching into teachers timetables ensuring every teacher benefit from regular professional dialogue reflection and support to continually develop their practice.

As part of the Mulberry Schools Trust staff benefit from Trust-wide expertise strong collaboration and opportunities to grow professionally. The East London Teaching School Hub further enhances this offer delivering nationally recognised programmes and enabling staff to engage in and contribute to training across all career stages

We recognise the importance of balancing work and home life. We consider flexible and family friendly working opportunities wherever possible including part-time term-time and job-share arrangements. At Mulberry Academy Hastings we also design timetables to support staff wellbeing. All teachers receive a weekly PPA sessions scheduled as an afternoon which can be worked remotely if teachers wish supporting a healthy work life balance.

Balancing everyday life with the requirements of work can create pressures for all of us. Work is a significant part of our lives and we are committed to creating a healthy and supportive working environment.

All employees have free access to a 24-hour confidential counselling and wellbeing service designed to support staff with a range of personal and professional challenges.

Recognising that the autumn term is the longest and most demanding we restructured our calendar to better support staff wellbeing with a two-week break in October.

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