Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Forest of Dean
Daily Rate: £90 - £120 per day
Hours: til (some flexibility available)
Start: September 2025 (Ad hoc, short-term, long-term work available)
Protocol Education are looking to build a pool of Teaching Assistants who are looking to work in schools in and around the Forest of Dean. The schools range from small village mixed form entry, 1 form and 2 form entry schools, so something for everyone.
About the Role
Teaching assistants are required to provide education support service to pupils within the classroom on a 1-1 basis or small groups in order to enable them to access the curriculum as independently as possible.
Key Task Areas and Responsibilities
1. To support the class teacher/tutor in order to ensure the delivery of a high-quality education for all students
2. To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to the appropriate staff
3. To support the class teacher and/or tutor in organising the classroom, its resources, student groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation appropriate for students with autistic spectrum disorder
Experience
4. Working with children in and education setting or similar environment
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.
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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