Job Title: SEN Trainee Teaching Assistant – Perfect for Career Starters Location: North Tyneside Salary: £83–£95 per day Contract: Full-time, Term Time Only Start Date: Immediate / Ongoing Thinking about a career in education but not sure where to start? This one’s for you. Protocol Education is offering an exciting opportunity for trainee SEN Teaching Assistants to work in North Tyneside schools. You’ll be supporting children with additional needs — helping them feel safe, understood, and ready to learn. No previous school experience? No problem. We’ll provide full training (including our free Thrive course!) and ongoing support to help you build confidence in the classroom. The role includes: Supporting pupils on a 1:1 and small group basis Helping with learning, communication, and emotional regulation Working closely with teachers and SENCOs You’ll gain: Valuable hands-on experience in education Specialist SEN and Thrive training Supportive mentoring and regular feedback A pathway to a long-term career in schools Bring your kindness, curiosity, and commitment — we’ll help with the rest. Apply today and take your first step into the classroom with Protocol Education. 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.