SEND Teaching Assistant in Merton - Sept 2025

Protocol Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency in Greater London is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant to work in an outstanding school from September 2025. This role involves working with students with special needs in small class sizes, supporting their learning across various subjects. No experience is required, but a passion for education and dedication to student development is essential. Competitive pay and free training are provided.

Benefits

Free training

Competitive pay

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• No prior experience required, but commitment and dedication are essential.
• Passion for working with children of all ages and special needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in small class sizes of 6-8 students per class.
• Support students' communication and social awareness.
• Help develop students in key subjects such as numeracy and literacy.

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SEND Teaching Assistant in Merton - Sept 2025, Greater London

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Client:

Protocol Education

Location:

Greater London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

15b9ba929272

Job Views:

8

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Protocol Education are currently recruiting teaching assistants to work in an outstanding school in Merton to start from September 2025 This school offers teachings assistants the opportunity to work all ages such as early years, primary and secondary students and will provide training throughout the role. This particular school are looking for individuals who enjoy working with children of all ages, comfortable working with special needs and are passionate about making a positive impact in students learning and development. No experience is required, but commitment, passion and dedication are key attributes the school are looking for. As a teaching assistant you will be working in small class sizes of 6 - 8 students per class where you will follow a set curriculum developing speech & language, teach vocabulary and comprehension through visual resources, support students in cores subjects such as numeracy and literacy and assist in creative lessons such as art, music, cooking and sensory play.

The role:

• Monday to Friday
• A yearlong role, offering flexibility
• Working with special needs such as autism, speech & language and learning difficulties
• Working with students in a set class of 6 - 8 students per class
• Developing students’ communication and social awareness
• Opportunity to develop students learning on a one-to-one basis
• Assisting in key subjects such as tailored numeracy & literacy
• Supporting students in creative lessons such as art, music, and cooking
• Experienced consultant
• Free training to support you in your role
• Competitive pay

All applications will be considered, and all suitable applications will be contacted within 24hrs.

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 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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