Overview
Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Salary: £89–£108 per day
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: Immediate / September 2025
Support pupils to grow in confidence, resilience, and independence
We’re working with a specialist secondary school in Gateshead that supports pupils with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. The school’s ethos is built on respect, care, and high aspirations—helping young people overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.
Staff here believe in building positive relationships, celebrating progress, and creating a structured yet nurturing environment. It’s a place where teamwork is key, and where staff and pupils are supported every step of the way.
Role and Responsibilities
The role: As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you’ll work closely with pupils across Key Stages 3 and 4, supporting them in lessons, helping them regulate emotions, and developing essential life and learning skills. Every day is different, but each day you’ll be making a real difference.
What the school offers
* A welcoming, inclusive environment rooted in respect and positive relationships
* Ongoing training and CPD, including Thrive and trauma-informed approaches
* A collaborative team who share knowledge and celebrate success
* A clear focus on wellbeing for both pupils and staff
We’re looking for someone who
* Has experience supporting children or young people with SEND or SEMH
* Brings patience, empathy, and resilience to every interaction
* Can adapt quickly to individual needs and build strong relationships
* Is committed to making a lasting difference in pupils’ lives
Why join Protocol Education
* Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella companies)
* Free access to our CPD Academy
* Personalised consultant support whenever you need it
* Opportunities across mainstream, SEND, and alternative settings
* Referral rewards when you recommend friends
Apply today and help pupils in Gateshead reach their potential in a school that puts SEN support at the heart of everything it does.
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.
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