Love Drama, Music or Art? Bring it into the Classroom!
Location: Southwark, London
Role: Creative Teaching Assistants – Primary Schools
Pay: £90–£100 per day
Contract: Full-time only
Start Date: Ongoing
Imagine a job where your creativity gets to shine every single day. Where your love of drama, music, or art isn’t just appreciated—it’s essential.
We’re looking for passionate, creative souls to join our team as full-time Teaching Assistants in primary schools across Southwark. Whether you’re a performer, artist, musician, or just someone who lights up a room, we want to hear from you.
What you'll be doing:
1. Supporting pupils through creative learning and expressive play
2. Helping teachers bring lessons to life through drama, music, or art
3. Working one-to-one or in small groups to boost confidence and engagement
4. Creating a classroom vibe that’s fun, focused, and full of imagination
You’ll be great at this if:
5. You’ve got experience working with children (schools, youth clubs, theatre groups—anything goes)
6. You love getting stuck in and thinking on your feet
7. You bring positive energy and a big dollop of patience
8. You’re ready to make school feel like a place every child wants to be
Bonus points if you’ve worked with SEND pupils or have Thrive training—but if not, we offer that too (for free!).
Why join Protocol Education?
9. Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella faff)
10. FREE access to our CPD Academy (boost your skills, your way)
11. Supportive consultants who actually listen
12. Local bookings and roles that match your style
13. Referral rewards if you bring a mate along!
If you're ready to turn your creative flair into classroom magic, hit Apply Now or send us a message. Let’s find a role that feels just right.
✨ Bring your talent, we’ll bring the schools. ✨
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 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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