Job Title: Primary SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Bradford
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: Immediate
Support that makes a difference in primary classrooms
We’re looking for compassionate and resilient SEN Teaching Assistants to join primary schools across Bradford. Whether you’ve worked in classrooms before or supported children with additional needs in your personal life, your experience is valued here.
Your role will include:
* Providing 1:1 or small group support for primary-aged pupils with special educational needs (autism, ADHD, SEMH, and more)
* Helping children access lessons, routines, and playtimes in a positive way
* Building strong, trusting relationships to create safe and supportive learning spaces
* Working closely with class teachers, SENCOs, and parents to put strategies into practice
What we’re looking for:
* Experience supporting children with SEND (professional or personal)
* A calm, patient approach and plenty of resilience
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
* Confidence to adapt and support across different age groups in primary
Why join Protocol Education?
* Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella deductions)
* FREE training, including Thrive and specialist SEN modules
* Personal support from your dedicated local consultant
* Opportunities to progress into long-term specialist SEND roles
Primary schools need more than just teaching assistants—they need people who can make every child feel safe, included, and ready to learn. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and start making a difference in a Bradford primary school.
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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