KS1 Teaching Assistant

KS1 Teaching Assistant – Full-Time Supply Role

Leeds | Immediate Start | Full-Time Supply

Love supporting little learners as they find their feet in school? This KS1 role could be your perfect fit.

Protocol Education is looking for a caring and energetic KS1 Teaching Assistant to join our supply team in Leeds. You’ll be supporting children in Key Stage 1 across a friendly, welcoming primary school—helping pupils build confidence, independence, and a love for learning.

This role’s full of variety and meaning. You’ll be hands-on in the classroom, guiding pupils through their learning, while also offering extra support to children with additional needs or behaviour challenges. Every day’s different—and every day makes a difference.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting whole-class learning and small group activities
• Helping pupils stay engaged, happy, and confident
• Working closely with teachers to keep lessons running smoothly
• Being that steady, encouraging presence pupils can count on

What we’re looking for:

• Experience supporting children in Key Stage 1 (school or childcare settings welcome)
• A kind, patient, and proactive attitude
• Someone who loves teamwork and building great pupil relationships
• Bonus if you’ve supported pupils with special educational needs (SEN)

What’s in it for you?

• Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella companies, no hidden fees
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy – boost your skills while you work
• Dedicated 1:1 consultant support (real people, ready to help)
• Opportunities in mainstream, SEND, and alternative settings
• Referral rewards when you bring a friend along

✨ Extra bonus: Not Thrive trained yet? We’ll enrol you for free! Thrive training helps you support pupils’ emotional wellbeing and makes you even more in-demand with schools.

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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