Trainee Teaching Assistant – SEND Pathway Location: Peterlee Salary: £89–£120 per day Contract: Full-time, Long-term Want to start your career in education but don’t have classroom experience yet? This is your chance to train on the job as a Teaching Assistant in a supportive specialist setting. You’ll gain hands-on experience working with pupils who have additional needs such as autism, ADHD, and social, emotional, and communication difficulties. What you’ll do: Support pupils’ learning and wellbeing under teacher guidance Build strong relationships and promote positive behaviour Learn practical classroom skills and strategies for SEND support Work alongside experienced staff who will mentor you What’s on offer: FREE training, including SEND and Thrive courses Weekly PAYE pay and ongoing support from your consultant A genuine opportunity to grow into a career in education If you’re caring, patient, and eager to learn, this could be the start of something brilliant. Apply now and begin your journey supporting pupils who need your encouragement the most. 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.