Daily Supply Teaching Assistant

Daily Supply Teaching Assistant

Location: Lewisham, London

Salary: £93 - £105 per day, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contract: Temporary daily supply; days agreed around availability

Start date: 19/10/2026

Hours: Term time, 8:30am–3:30pm on agreed working days.

Enjoy helping children learn while keeping some flexibility in your working week? Transparency Education is looking for a Daily Supply Teaching Assistant for primary school cover in Lewisham.

You will join classrooms when additional support is needed, working under the teacher’s direction. Bookings may involve general support, small-group learning or helping pupils with additional needs, matched to your experience.

Responsibilities

• Help pupils understand instructions and get started with activities

• Support reading, writing and number work

• Encourage positive behaviour and independent learning

• Assist with resources, transitions and classroom organisation

• Share relevant observations with the class teacher

Requirements

• Experience working with children in a school or comparable setting

• An adaptable approach to different classes and routines

• Good communication, literacy and numeracy

• Reliability and clear communication about availability

• An enhanced DBS check appropriate to the role, or willingness to complete one.

What the role offers

• Supply bookings discussed around the days you can work

• Experience of different year groups and classroom approaches

• Opportunities to discover which year groups best suit your strengths

• Ongoing guidance from a dedicated consultant when discussing bookings

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Why work via Transparency Education?

Transparency Education are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:

• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.

• Offer an excellent ‘refer a friend’ scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.

• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.

• Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders

Application Process: Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact us directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education. Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.

Transparency Education operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Transparency Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance