Gap Year Opportunity: Become a Teaching Assistant in Primary Schools! | Flexible Start
Are you taking a gap year and looking for a rewarding way to spend your time? Why not gain valuable experience working with children and make a real difference in your community?
Protocol Education is looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals to join us as Teaching Assistants in primary schools. This role is perfect for gap year students who want to build skills, gain insight into education, and support young learners before university or their next adventure.
What You’ll Do:
* Support teachers with classroom activities and lesson delivery
* Help children stay focused and engaged during lessons
* Work with individuals or small groups to support learning
* Foster a positive, inclusive, and fun classroom environment
Who We’re Looking For:
* Passionate about working with children and eager to learn
* Reliable, patient, and adaptable to different classroom settings
* Experience working with children is great but not essential—enthusiasm matters most!
* DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply through us
What You’ll Gain:
* Valuable hands-on experience in a real classroom setting
* A chance to develop communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
* Competitive pay and flexible working hours to fit your gap year plans
* Support and training from Protocol Education throughout your placement
Start: Flexible – we’ll work around your schedule!
Hours: Typically school hours, Monday to Friday
Use your gap year to inspire and support the next generation! Apply now to join Protocol Education as a Teaching Assistant and make a positive impact.
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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