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Teaching assistants assist teachers with their day-to-day classroom work and with routine administrative tasks.

Tasks

  • Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom
  • Looks after lesson materials such as paper, pencils and crayons
  • Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories
  • Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities
  • Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work
  • Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.

Entry Requirements

Academic qualifications may be required by some employers, although entry is possible with relevant experience (possibly on a voluntary basis) alone. An NVQ Level 2 qualification is available. CRB clearance is mandatory.

What could I earn?

Salaries for this occupation tend to start at £16,000 per annum and can progress up to £23,000 per annum.

Is it in growth or decline?

There are currently 53,286 employed Teaching Assistants in the region.

Current Vacancies

Teaching Asssistant
/ Exclusive Education Ltd / 28 Mar 2024
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
/ The Educate Group / 28 Mar 2024
Teaching Assistant
/ senploy / 28 Mar 2024
Teaching assistant
/ senploy / 28 Mar 2024
Teaching Assistant
/ Nexus Teach / 28 Mar 2024