Your Next Role in an SEN School, No Degree Needed
If you’ve ever thought working in a school meant you needed a teaching degree, here’s the good news, you don’t.
SEN schools are full of incredible people from all backgrounds. From behaviour mentors to learning support assistants, sensory specialists to classroom guides, there are so many ways to make a real difference to children who need calm, patient and consistent adults around them. Your experience, empathy and people skills matter far more than a stack of certificates.
At Protocol Education, we match brilliant humans with SEN roles where they can genuinely shine. You might be supporting a pupil one-to-one, helping a class stay settled through sensory activities, or guiding young people through their daily routines. Whatever the role, you’ll be part of something that really counts.
Free Training That Helps You Thrive
We’ll give you the tools and confidence you need before you step into the classroom. You’ll get free access to our CPD Academy, including:
✅ Behaviour support in SEN settings
✅ De-escalation and trauma-informed practice
✅ Thrive training to support emotional wellbeing
✅ Understanding autism, ADHD and complex needs
It’s all online, flexible, and built to help you feel prepared from day one.
Why Join Protocol Education?
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Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
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Friendly local consultants who actually listen
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Flexible roles across specialist and mainstream SEN settings
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Ongoing training to help you grow and feel confident
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Opportunities to work in a variety of SEN schools, units and alternative provisions
You don’t need teaching experience. You don’t need a degree. You just need the right mindset, a caring approach and a willingness to learn. We’ll support you with everything else.
Where We Work
We partner with SEN schools across Swindon, Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath, North East Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. Not in one of these areas? Apply anyway, there’ll be a school nearby that needs someone just like you.
A Little About Us
We’re proud holders of the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2022, REC Audited, Investors in People, and CPD Members. More importantly, we’re known for being human, supportive and genuinely invested in the people we work with.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you have the right to work in the UK and feel you’d be a great fit for an SEN setting, apply today through this advert or via our Protocol Education website. We’d love to hear your story and help you find a role where you can make an impact every single day.
We work with all schools throughout Swindon, Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath, NE Somerset, Somerset, South Glos and surrounding areas. If this role is not in your area, please do still apply. There will be a school and role nearby!
Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2022, REC audited, Investor In People, CPD Member
If you are interested in this role please apply through this advert or apply on our Protocol Education website.
We pride ourselves on employing a wide range of educators from a variety of experienced backgrounds and settings as well as aspiring educators and teachers with diverse experiences and transferable skills who are passionate and caring individuals to educate children and young people within our schools.
Please note, to apply for this role you must have right to work in the UK.
If you feel you would be great for this role, apply today!
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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