Job Title: Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant
Location: Birmingham
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: September 2025
Support that sticks. A classroom that clicks.
We’re working with a welcoming, Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ school in Birmingham that’s searching for a kind, capable Teaching Assistant to support their Key Stage 1 learners—some of whom may have additional needs.
This role is ideal if you enjoy variety and want to make a real difference, especially to children who need a little extra care, encouragement, or structure. It’s about being that steady presence in the room—the person pupils know they can rely on.
Your role will include:
- Creating a calm, supportive learning environment for all pupils
- Working closely with the class teacher to deliver engaging lessons
- Providing 1:1 or small group support for pupils who need help staying on task
- Supporting children with SEND—this might involve adapting resources, using visual aids, or helping with transitions and routines
- Helping with classroom organisation and behaviour management
- Supporting learning through play, phonics, and early literacy and numeracy activities
Who this would suit:
- You’ve worked with children in schools, nurseries, or similar settings
- You’re calm under pressure, and great at building trust with children
- You understand the needs of young learners, including those with SEND
- You can follow guidance but also use your initiative when needed
We’ll support you with:
- Weekly pay through PAYE—simple, fair, and transparent
- Access to our online CPD academy (all free, no catches)
- One-to-one support from a dedicated consultant who’s local to you
- Long-term and short-term roles to suit your availability
- A referral scheme that rewards you for recommending others
Not Thrive trained yet?
No problem. We offer free Thrive training to all our educators. It’s a fantastic way to build confidence supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing—especially if you’re working 1:1 or with children with additional needs.
Please apply only if you have the right to work in the UK.
Sound like your kind of role? Apply today or get in touch with Imogen at imogen.guest@protocol-education.com to find out more.
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.
Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.