Job Title : Trainee SEND Teaching Assistant Location : Newcastle Salary : £80–£95 per day Contract : Full-time, Long-term Start your career making a real difference. Are you thinking about a career in education but not sure where to start? This could be just the role for you. We’re helping a brilliant specialist SEND school in Newcastle find a trainee Teaching Assistant. You don’t need loads of experience—just kindness, patience, and a real interest in supporting children with special educational needs. At this school, children come first. Their team works together to create a safe, respectful, and inspiring place for every pupil to grow in confidence, discover new skills, and enjoy learning every day. And you could be a part of that. What you’ll be doing Supporting children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Helping deliver learning activities tailored to individual needs Working closely with teachers, therapists, and families Celebrating every achievement, big or small Encouraging children to be confident, kind, and curious What we’re looking for Someone who’s kind, calm, and eager to learn A team player who wants to make a real difference Someone who believes every child deserves the very best support No experience? No problem. If you’re keen to work in education but don’t have formal qualifications yet, this is a brilliant first step. We’ll help you build experience—and you’ll even have access to our FREE online training (including Thrive training) to boost your skills and confidence. Why join Protocol Education? Weekly pay through PAYE Free training with our online CPD Academy Friendly, expert support from your own consultant £50 referral bonus if you recommend someone we place Interested? Apply now or drop us a message to find out more. Let’s help children build brighter futures—together. 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.