Looking for a role where you’re genuinely valued and where your support helps young people thrive? This could be a lovely next step.
We’re working with a welcoming and inclusive secondary school in the Gloucestershire, who are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their experienced and supportive SEND team.
This is a permanent, term-time role, starting as soon as possible.
The basics
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Hours: 28 hours 25 minutes per week, term time only (including INSET days)
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Contract: Permanent
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Start date: ASAP
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Pay: from £13.75 per hour, depending on experience
About the role
You’ll be supporting students with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, helping them feel confident, included, and ready to learn. Experience with Cognition and Learning and Communication and Interaction needs is a bonus, but not essential, what really matters is your attitude and commitment to inclusive practice.
You’ll work closely with teachers and the SEND team to support learning across the curriculum, champion progress, and help students move forward, even when things feel tricky.
This role would suit someone who:
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Has experience supporting young people with SEND, ideally in a secondary setting
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Believes every child deserves a personalised and inclusive education
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Builds strong, positive relationships with students
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Can empathise, but also encourage independence and progress
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Is organised, adaptable, and brings a calm, positive energy to the classroom
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Is keen to learn, develop new skills, and grow their career in education
- Driver are preferred, given the location of the school
About the school
This is a small, fully comprehensive 11–16 secondary school with a strong community feel, set in Gloucestershire. The school has been on a journey of rapid improvement and is proud of its inclusive culture and supportive staff team.
You’ll be joining a school where collaboration is encouraged and where staff share a genuine commitment to helping every student succeed.
Safeguarding and inclusion
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An Enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks are required.
Applications are welcomed from underrepresented groups, and reasonable adjustments can be made to support you through the recruitment process.
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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