Trainee Teaching Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Protocol Education are currently recruiting a General Cover Teacher to work with one of our schools located in Kingston Upon Thames.
The school is a well known, reputable school who pride themselves on thier respectful and friendly approach as well as high quality teaching abilites with an experienced team. The school is in a modern building with fantastic facilities and an inspiring and supportive team. This role would be to teach KS1 - KS4 pupils with SEMH and/or ASD. Each classroom will be support by 2 or 3 Teaching Assistants and a maximum class size of 10. This role would be a full teaching role with planning and marking.
The ideal teacher will be professional and passionate about the content area and MUST hold a QTS (Qualified teacher status).
Postition: General Cover Teacher (Full time and part time roles available)
Location: Kingston Upon Thames
Start Date: ASAP
Protocol education are looking for a candidate: -
- Belives that every student regardless of background, can make outstanding progress.
- Utlises a wide range of teaching methods to present engaging and thoughtful lessons.
- Determined, creative and inspiring as a leader.
- Caring and has the drive and passion to continue to develop strong relationships and the wellbeing with staff, students and parents.
Protocol education can offer: -
- Competitive rates that can express you experience and responsability.
- CPD during half term of summer, plus free webinars.
- £250 refer a friend rebate.
- CV writing assistant and marketing tools
- Candidate social events
- NQT/ECT Support network
We also have other opportunities for training teachers, ECTs/NQTs/Experienced teachers and cover supervisors within both Primary and Secondary and all other subjects/age groups, please contact us for more information.
If you are interested in the role, please apply or email your CV to Thomas.Stevens@protocol-education.com
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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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: HR Consulting
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Trainee Teaching Assistant roles across Protocol Education's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to HR Consulting.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £9 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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