Teaching Assistant - Nurture-Led

Full-Time Teaching Assistant – Nurture-Led Setting (Sunderland)

Location: Sunderland
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-Time, Ongoing

Are you passionate about helping children feel safe, supported and ready to learn? This full‑time Teaching Assistant role is an opportunity to work in a school that puts nurture, respect and personal growth at the heart of everything it does.

You’ll work alongside experienced staff to support pupils who may need extra help managing emotions, behaviour or learning. Your presence will make a real difference.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting pupils throughout the school day
• Providing consistent emotional and learning support
• Helping children develop confidence and independence
• Supporting behaviour in a calm, positive way
• Working closely with teachers and support staff

The school is looking for someone who:

• Is warm, patient and understanding
• Believes in inclusive education
• Can build strong, trusting relationships
• Wants a long‑term, meaningful role

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants more than “just a job” and is looking to be part of something genuinely rewarding.

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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