Teaching Assistant - Primary Schools | Shropshire | ASAP Start

Teaching Assistant – Primary Schools | Shropshire | ASAP Start

Some people just get classrooms.
They know when a child needs encouragement, when a teacher needs backup, and where the missing whiteboard pen has vanished to. Sound familiar?

We’re looking for caring, reliable Teaching Assistants to support primary schools across Shropshire on a full-time basis with immediate starts available.

Whether you’ve worked in schools for years or you’re bringing brilliant transferable experience from care, youth work, coaching, or support roles, we’d love to hear from you.

These schools are looking for someone who can bring positive energy, patience, and a calm presence into the classroom every single day.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting pupils across EYFS, KS1 and KS2
• Working alongside class teachers to keep learning engaging and accessible
• Providing 1:1 and small group support where needed
• Helping children build confidence, routines, and independence
• Supporting pupils with additional needs, including SEND
• Being a friendly face in the classroom, because that really matters

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with children or young people
• Is patient, proactive, and happy to get stuck in
• Can build positive relationships quickly
• Works well as part of a team
• Ideally drives and has access to a vehicle due to school locations across Shropshire
• Has a genuine passion for supporting children in education

What’s in it for you?

• Full-time roles with ASAP starts
• Friendly and supportive school environments
• Opportunities to work across a variety of primary settings
• Long-term and potential permanent opportunities
• A consultant who listens and keeps things simple, no faff, no chasing

Why work with Protocol Education?

• Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy
• Personalised support from a dedicated consultant
• Opportunities in mainstream, SEND, and alternative settings
• Streamlined registration and local bookings
• Referral scheme, earn rewards for referring friends

Thrive trained? Brilliant. Schools love educators with emotional wellbeing and relationship-based support experience. Not trained yet? No problem, we can help you access FREE Thrive training to boost your skills and confidence.

Apply now and let’s find you a school where your support genuinely makes a difference, because great TAs are the glue that hold classrooms together.

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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