Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant – Secondary School (Daily Supply)
Location: Tower Hamlets, London
Salary: Pay to Scale (Depending on Experience)
Contract: Short-Term / Daily Supply
Start Date: Immediate
Flexible days. Real impact.
Protocol Education is seeking dedicated, patient, and proactive SEND Teaching Assistants to support a secondary special school in Tower Hamlets on a daily supply basis.
Whether you come with SEND experience or a genuine passion for supporting young people, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference — one day at a time.
Every day will be different, but your goal remains the same: helping pupils feel supported, confident, and ready to engage in their learning.
What you’ll be doing:
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Supporting students aged 11–16 with a variety of SEND needs such as ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and MLD
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Assisting teachers with lesson delivery and daily classroom routines
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Providing focused 1:1 or small-group interventions
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Encouraging positive behaviour, emotional regulation, and independent learning skills
You’ll need:
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Experience working with children or young people (schools, tutoring, youth work, or care welcome)
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A calm, compassionate, and flexible approach
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DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Why join Protocol Education?
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Weekly PAYE pay — no umbrella companies involved
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Free access to our online CPD Academy and SEND/Thrive training
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Flexible bookings matched to your availability
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Guidance and support from a dedicated consultant
If you’re looking for flexible, rewarding work that allows you to make a daily difference in the lives of young people, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or get in touch to discuss SEND supply opportunities in Tower Hamlets.
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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