Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant – Nurture-Focused Setting
Location: Gateshead
Salary: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: September 2025
Support. Empower. Thrive.
Are you the calm in the classroom storm? The steady hand when things get tricky? We’re looking for a compassionate and committed SEND Teaching Assistant to join a vibrant and inclusive specialist school in Gateshead this September.
This is more than a support role - it’s a chance to make a lasting difference.
About the Role:
You’ll be working 1:1 or in small groups, supporting pupils with a range of additional needs including autism, communication challenges, and complex learning difficulties. Every day brings variety, joy, and the chance to be someone’s constant in a world that doesn’t always make sense.
What Makes This School Special:
This setting doesn’t just talk about values-it lives them:
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Kindness, curiosity, and respect are at the heart of everything they do
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You’ll be joining a school that’s fully committed to helping every child grow - emotionally, socially, and academically
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You’ll be part of a team that genuinely supports one another and celebrates every small step forward
What You’ll Be Doing:
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Supporting daily routines, structured learning and sensory activities
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Using communication tools (PECS, Makaton, AAC) to connect and engage
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Working closely with teachers, therapists, and families
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Creating a safe, consistent, and nurturing environment
What You’ll Need:
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Experience working with SEND (in schools or care settings)
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A positive, resilient approach and excellent communication
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A warm heart, a cool head, and bags of patience
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Thrive training is a big plus—but we offer it for free if you’re keen to learn!
Why Protocol Education?
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Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella deductions)
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FREE Thrive training and CPD via our online Academy
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Dedicated consultant who actually listens
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Roles that make you feel valued, not just placed
Ready to be the difference? Apply now or drop us a message- we’ll talk you through the next steps.
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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