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SEND Teaching Assistant
Job Posted: 12 days ago
Salary: £ 89 - 108 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Sunderland
Expire in: 16 days
Job Description
Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant – Where Every Small Step Matters
Location: Sunderland
Salary: £89–£108 per day
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: September 2025
Looking for a role that’s more than just a job? This one’s for you.
We’re working with a specialist setting in Sunderland that’s all about supporting young people with severe learning difficulties and complex needs. It’s a place where every achievement-no matter how small-is celebrated. Where consistency, compassion, and teamwork make a real impact.
This school isn’t your typical classroom. It’s a nurturing, structured environment built on respect, ambition, and personal growth. Staff here work collaboratively to unlock each pupil’s potential, tailoring support to individual learning and communication styles. They’re proud of the progress their students make-and they’ll be proud to have you on board too.
Your role will include:
Supporting pupils aged 11–19 with a wide range of learning and communication needs
Working closely with teachers and therapists to deliver personalised education plans
Building trusted relationships that help students feel safe, seen, and supported
Using creative approaches—from sensory activities to life skills coaching-to engage learners
You should have:
Experience in a SEND or care setting (or a passion to learn)
A calm, patient, and positive approach
The ability to work as part of a team—and bring your whole self to work
Bonus points if you’re Thrive-trained! Not yet? No worries. We’ll get you sorted with free access to our Thrive training—schools love it, and it’s a brilliant boost to your toolkit.
What Protocol Education offers:
Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella faff)
FREE Thrive and CPD training
Support from a friendly, local consultant who knows their schools
A foot in the door with inspiring settings like this one
Apply now to find out more -or drop us a message if you’re curious but not sure yet.
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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