Are you ready to take your experience into a role where every day truly matters? Protocol Education is working with welcoming SEN schools across Durham and Gateshead, and we are looking for passionate Learning Support Assistants to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to support children and young people with a range of additional needs, helping them access learning, build confidence, and achieve their potential. Whether you’re completing your PGCE or already have classroom experience, your skills are highly valued here.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting students 1:1 and in small groups

• Adapting learning activities to meet individual needs

• Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils

• Helping create a positive and inclusive learning environment

Why join Protocol Education?

• Access to a wide network of supportive schools

• Ongoing training and professional development

• Flexible opportunities to suit your career goals

• A dedicated consultant who understands your journey

Make the move into a role where you’ll inspire, support, and truly make a difference.

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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