If you want to be a teaching assistant, Grays and its various schools have plenty of opportunities on offer. But what if you want to land your dream role sooner rather than later? Simply enlist the help of recruitment specialist Strategy Education.

We’re experts in the recruitment and retention of UK-trained teaching staff. Alongside teaching assistants, we can also help qualified teachers, unqualified teachers, support staff and many more education-related professionals.

On top of that, we can assist with school recruitment strategies for more accurate and effective hiring too.

For more information, contact us on 0345 521 9987 or request a call back using our online enquiry form.

How we can help you become a teaching assistant in Grays

  • Career advice – Talk to us about your career goals and we will give you expert advice on how to reach them. This also means identifying training for career development.
  • Job matching – Our talented team have the experience and skills necessary to match candidates with teaching assistant jobs that they are perfectly suited for.
  • CV preparation – Don’t worry about the quality of your CV – we can rewrite and update it to highlight your top strengths and skills.
  • Interview preparation – Should you be invited to an interview, we will help you get ready with our preparation sessions that cover everything you need to know.

How we can help schools find a teaching assistant in Grays

To ensure you only receive job applications from suitable candidates, we take the time to interview and screen our entire database of teachers to understand their unique skills, qualities, and attributes.

Strategy Education is proud to offer clients:

  • A highly professional and personal service
  • A diverse skillset backed up by education qualifications
  • Details of teaching assistants throughout the UK and The Republic of Ireland
  • Competitive and transparent fees
  • Round-the-clock service and support

Why work alongside Strategy Education?

  • Accreditation – Strategy Education’s accreditation with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) offers greater reassurance to both candidates and schools.
  • Flexibility – We will respond straight away to any permanent, part-time, or temporary job requests from teachers and schools.
  • Relationships – Our network of primary and secondary schools across the United Kingdom provides more opportunities to candidates.
  • Results – With thousands of education professionals on our database, we continue to deliver results for both candidates and clients.
  • Community – We sponsor a number of education-related events, such as the Thurrock Education Awards (2017, 2018 and 2019), to support the industry.
  • Compliance – Strategy Education has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s Supply Teachers and Temporary Staff in Educational Establishments framework.

Grays local information

Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex. It is located approximately 20 miles to the east of London on the north bank of the River Thames.

There are approximately 40 primary schools in and around the Grays area. Secondary schools include Grays Convent High School, Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, The Gateway Academy, The Hathaway Academy, and the William Edwards School.