Teaching Assistant
Islington
Full Time
We are seeking a dedicated Secondary Teaching Assistant to support students with additional needs under the guidance of teaching staff and the SENCO. The role involves enabling access to learning, supporting the management of students and classrooms, and contributing to students’ academic, emotional, and social development.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical, communication, and learning support tailored to individual student needs.
Assist in classroom and withdrawal-based interventions to remove barriers to learning.
Support students’ emotional and social development, encouraging positive behaviour and independence.
Help plan, organise, and deliver learning activities, adapting materials as needed.
Monitor and report on student progress, contributing to target setting and reviews.
Work collaboratively with staff, parents, and external professionals.
Ensure safe use of specialist equipment and support physical welfare where required.
Maintain accurate records, attend staff meetings, and undertake relevant professional development.
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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