1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant | Primary & Secondary | Peterlee

Location: Peterlee
Job Type: Full Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: September 2026
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, school hours
Pay: £98–£120 per day, depending on experience

One relationship can make a huge difference.

Protocol Education are recruiting for 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistants to support pupils within schools across the Peterlee area.

These opportunities could be based within primary or secondary settings, so we're interested in hearing from candidates who have experience with different age groups.

As a 1:1 Teaching Assistant, you'll become an important part of a pupil's school day, providing the consistency, encouragement and individual support they need to access education.

Your role could involve:

• Providing dedicated 1:1 support
• Supporting pupils to access lessons
• Helping pupils understand instructions
• Breaking down learning into manageable steps
• Supporting communication
• Encouraging positive behaviour
• Helping pupils manage emotions
• Supporting social interaction
• Encouraging independence
• Helping pupils develop confidence
• Supporting transitions around school
• Working alongside the class or subject teacher
• Sharing observations and progress with the wider team

Depending on the pupil, you may be supporting needs including autism, ADHD, SEMH, learning difficulties, communication needs or other SEND.

We're looking for someone who is patient and consistent and who can build a strong professional relationship with their pupil.

Previous 1:1 or SEND experience is desirable, but transferable experience from care, youth work, sports coaching, mentoring or childcare will also be considered.

You'll need to be:

• Reliable
• Patient
• Calm
• Resilient
• Approachable
• Adaptable
• Confident working independently
• Passionate about supporting young people

Why Protocol Education?

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

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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