About the role
Graduate Unqualified Teacher – London
September 2026 Start | Full-Time | Long-Term | £25,000–£30,000 Are you a high-achieving graduate who knows that teaching is the career for you ?
Would you like to take responsibility for your own classes and develop your teaching skills before committing to formal teacher training ?
Perhaps you are looking for a school that will invest in your development, provide mentoring and potentially support you towards QTS in 2027 ?
KPI Education is working with a selection of successful secondary schools across London seeking talented graduates to join them as Graduate Unqualified Teachers from September 2026.
Graduate Unqualified Teacher – Key Details
- Graduate Unqualified Teacher
- Schools across London
- £25,000–£30,000 salary
- September 2026 start
- Full-time, long-term position
- Initial contract for the academic year
- Opportunity to progress into teacher training/QTS
- Deliver lessons across KS3 and KS4
- Excellent training and mentoring from experienced teachers
- Gain genuine classroom teaching experience
- Ideal stepping stone towards becoming a qualified teacher
What Will You Be Doing?
Unlike a traditional Teaching Assistant role, this position will give you the opportunity to develop real classroom teaching experience .
Initially, you will observe outstanding practitioners, support lessons and learn the school's curriculum, behaviour systems and teaching strategies.
As your confidence develops, you will begin to plan and deliver lessons , lead classes, provide intervention sessions and take greater responsibility for pupil progress.
You could also be involved in:
- Delivering pre-planned lessons
- Planning your own engaging lessons
- Leading small-group academic interventions
- Supporting GCSE preparation
- Providing subject-specific tuition
- Managing classroom behaviour
- Assessing pupil progress
- Working alongside experienced Heads of Department
- Participating in school CPD and teacher development
Who Are KPI Education Looking For?
We are particularly interested in graduates with strong academic backgrounds in:
Maths | Physics | Chemistry | Biology | English | History | Geography | Languages | Computer Science | Economics | Psychology You should ideally have a 2:1 or First-Class degree from a strong UK university and be able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to becoming an outstanding educator.
Previous school experience is advantageous but not essential . Academic ability, communication skills, resilience and genuine enthusiasm for working with young people are equally important.
Why Become an Unqualified Teacher?
If you are serious about teaching, spending an academic year working within a school can give you an invaluable head start.
You will understand the realities of classroom teaching, develop behaviour-management techniques and build relationships with pupils before potentially progressing into teacher training from September 2027 .
For the strongest graduates, there may be opportunities to train within the school and continue your career there as a qualified teacher .
Apply Now
If you are a graduate looking to start your teaching career in London this September , KPI Education wants to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV to Ryan at KPI Education for immediate consideration for Graduate Unqualified Teacher opportunities across London. INDEDU
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