Teaching assistants

Description

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.

Educational 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.