Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant – Secondary School (Daily Supply)
Location: Barnet, North London
Salary: £85–£110 per day (PAYE)
Contract: Short-Term / Daily Supply
Start Date: Immediate
Flexible days. Meaningful impact.
Protocol Education is looking for caring, reliable, and adaptable SEND Teaching Assistants to work on a day-to-day basis within a supportive secondary special school in Barnet.
If you have experience supporting young people with additional needs, or you’re someone with a calm, patient approach and a genuine desire to help, this role offers the chance to make a real difference, one day at a time.
Every day brings something new, but the purpose remains the same: helping pupils feel supported, understood, and ready to learn.
What you’ll be doing:
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Supporting pupils aged 11–16 with a range of SEND needs including ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and MLD
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Assisting teachers with lessons, classroom routines, and behaviour support
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Providing one-to-one and small-group guidance
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Encouraging independence, confidence, and positive learning habits
You’ll need:
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Experience working with children or young people (schools, youth work, and care settings all welcome)
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A calm, flexible approach with strong communication skills
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A DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Why join Protocol Education?
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Weekly PAYE pay — no umbrella companies
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Free access to our online CPD Academy and Thrive training
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Local, flexible bookings matched to your skills
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Support from a dedicated consultant who takes the time to get to know you
If you’re looking for flexible work that fits around your schedule — and gives you the chance to make a positive impact every day — we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Apply today or get in touch to discuss SEND supply opportunities in Barnet.
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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