Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant – Secondary Complex Needs Location: Peterlee Want to start a career in SEN but need someone to open the door? A specialist secondary setting in Peterlee is offering a full-time Trainee SEN TA role supporting pupils aged 11–16. The Person They Need • Calm and grounded • Willing to learn • Open to coaching • Confident building rapport No prior school experience required. Daily Routine • Morning emotional regulation check-ins • GCSE classroom support • Literacy reinforcement • Structured lunchtime supervision • Behaviour documentation after school Staff remain until 4:00pm daily. Behaviour Systems Clear stepped consequences. Restorative conversations. Rare physical incidents. Experience & Pay No experience required. Appointed on a trainee TA scale with structured mentoring and training. If you’re serious about starting in SEN education, apply now. 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.