Sen Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant – Sutton

Location: Sutton, Greater London
Contract: Full-Time | Long-Term/Permanent
Start Date: September 2026 (or sooner)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Protocol Education is seeking a compassionate and dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join a supportive and inclusive school in Sutton.

About the Role

As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide one-to-one and small group support for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
• Support pupils with a range of needs, including Autism (ASD), ADHD, SEMH, and learning difficulties.
• Assist the class teacher in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons.
• Encourage pupils’ confidence, independence, and social development.
• Help create a safe, positive, and nurturing learning environment.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience working with children or young people with SEN is desirable.
• A patient, caring, and empathetic approach.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Passion for supporting children with additional needs.
• Reliable, flexible, and committed to making a difference.

What Protocol Education Offers

• Competitive rates of pay.
• Ongoing CPD and specialist SEN training.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Access to long-term and permanent opportunities.
• A rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in education.

If you're looking for your next SEN Teaching Assistant role in Sutton, we'd love to hear from you.

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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