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Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant ready to take the next step in your education career?

Protocol Education is recruiting a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join a supportive PRU in Ferryhill from September 2026.

This role would suit someone who is confident taking the lead in the classroom but equally passionate about supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing, behaviour and personal development.

Position

• Full-time
• September 2026 start
• Monday-Friday
• Working hours between 8:30am-3:30pm and 8:30am-4:30pm
• Term-time only
• Long-term opportunity with potential for a permanent position

Your day could include

• Leading whole-class lessons
• Supporting teachers with classroom delivery
• Covering lessons independently
• Delivering targeted interventions
• Supporting pupils with SEND and SEMH
• Encouraging positive behaviour and engagement
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning
• Creating structured and engaging learning activities
• Building strong professional relationships with pupils

You will need

• HLTA status or significant experience as a Teaching Assistant
• Confidence leading a classroom
• Experience supporting challenging behaviour
• A strong understanding of SEND and/or SEMH
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A calm and consistent approach
• Resilience when faced with challenging situations
• A genuine desire to help young people succeed

What Protocol Education offers

• Competitive daily pay
• Weekly PAYE pay
• FREE CPD and safeguarding training
• Dedicated education consultant
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• £50 Refer a Friend scheme

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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