Love phonics, finger painting, and helping little minds grow? This one’s for you.
We’re looking for a kind, capable, and KS1-savvy Teaching Assistant to support brilliant pupils across friendly primary schools in Lewisham. From helping Year 1s crack their reading to cheering on star writers in Year 2, your role will be all about making learning feel fun and accessible.
What You’ll Be Doing:
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Supporting the class teacher with learning activities, behaviour, and routines
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Working 1:1 and in small groups—especially with early readers and writers
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Helping with phonics (letters and sounds knowledge is a big plus!)
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Creating a calm, positive classroom where every child can thrive
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Celebrating the small wins—because in KS1, they’re huge
What We’re Looking For:
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Experience working in a primary school or early years setting
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A warm, patient, and encouraging approach
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Someone who can get stuck in—from story time to tidy-up time
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SEN experience is a bonus, but not essential
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A valid DBS on the Update Service (or happy to apply for one)
Why Choose Protocol Education?
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Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella hassle)
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FREE CPD and training via our online Academy
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Personal consultant who’s just a WhatsApp away
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Schools that genuinely value their support staff
✨ Not Thrive trained yet? No problem—we’ll fund and organise it for free. Schools love it, and it gives you a real edge in the classroom.
If you’re the type of TA who brings smiles, patience, and a stash of stickers—let’s get you into a school that’ll love you for it.
Hit apply or drop us a message. We’ll do the rest.
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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