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Guidance for teachers and support staff looking for work in the North West, and news from the Premier Education team.

Cover Supervisor: The Job, The Pay and How to Get Into It
News - 28-10-2026 - - 0 comments
What a cover supervisor does, how it differs from supply teaching and teaching assistant work, what it pays and how people get started without a teaching qualification.
What Does a Teaching Assistant Actually Do?
News - 21-10-2026 - - 0 comments
A straight description of the teaching assistant role: the real day, the parts of the job nobody lists, and how it differs across primary, secondary and SEN.
Teaching Assistant Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
News - 14-10-2026 - - 0 comments
The questions schools actually ask teaching assistants at interview, why they ask them, and how to answer with something specific rather than something safe.
Teaching Assistant Pay: What Decides What You Earn
News - 07-10-2026 - - 0 comments
What actually sets teaching assistant pay: level, hours, term time only, SEN work and who employs you. How to work out your real annual figure before you accept.
How to Become a Teaching Assistant With No Experience
News - 22-09-2026 - - 0 comments
No school experience? Here is what you actually need to become a teaching assistant, what counts as relevant experience, and the quickest way in.
Supply Teaching as an ECT: Your First Term
News - 15-09-2026 - - 0 comments
What supply teaching is really like as an early career teacher, what it means for your induction, and how to make your first term count.
How to Choose a Supply Teaching Agency
News - 08-09-2026 - - 0 comments
The questions to ask before you register with a supply teaching agency, from how you are paid to who actually rings you at 7am.
Teaching Assistant Jobs in Macclesfield: A Local Guide
News - 01-09-2026 - - 0 comments
How to find teaching assistant work in and around Macclesfield: what schools here ask for, when vacancies come up, and how to be first in line.
10 tips for Trainee Teacher To Get A Job
News - 02-03-2023 - - 0 comments

As a trainee primary teacher, you may be wondering what steps you can take to increase your chances of securing a job in September. With the competition for teaching jobs at an all-time high, it's important to be proactive and take steps to set yourself apart from the competition. Here are the top 10 tips to help you get a job in September.

Are you a Retired Teacher?
News - 05-01-2022 - Admin - 0 comments

As a company, we realise that the disruption to school life and extended periods at home mean pupils' education has inevitably suffered during 2021 and these issues are set to continue right into the new term. In order to overcome these problems and due to the unprecedented number of vacancies we are receiving at present we are hoping to encourage retired teachers back into the classrooms and are searching for any former classroom practitioners looking to make a return to the classroom.

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