Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistants & Graduates – September School Roles

Location : Tyne and Wear Newcastle

Availability : Full-time, Monday–Friday (Term time only)

Start : September 2025

Pay : 90 –£110 per day (PAYE)

Ready to start something meaningful this September?

Whether you’re an experienced Teaching Assistant or a graduate looking to break into education, we’re here to help you take that first or next step.

We’re working with schools across the North East to place staff into rewarding, full-time classroom support roles—and we’ll support you every step of the way.

Backed by training that makes a real difference

We’re proud to offer access to free Thrive training —a trusted, trauma-informed approach used by schools across the UK to support pupil wellbeing and behaviour.

Our Introduction to Thrive course gives you the tools to :

Understand and support children with social, emotional, or behavioural needs

Build positive, lasting relationships with pupils

Help create calmer, more focused learning environments

It’s a highly valued skill that schools look for—and it’ll give you the confidence to make an impact from day one.

What your role could involve :

Supporting pupils 1 : 1 or in small groups

Helping to manage behaviour and maintain routines

Assisting the class teacher with learning and engagement

Supporting pupils with SEND or SEMH needs

What we’re looking for :

Availability Monday to Friday (term time only)

A caring, proactive, and dependable approach

Experience working with children or young people (ideal but not essential)

Interest in education, care, psychology, or SEND

Why choose Protocol Education?

Free Thrive training via Supporting Education Group

Weekly PAYE pay—no umbrella or hidden fees

Term-time only roles across the North East

Ongoing consultant support and local school connections

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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