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Title: SEND Teaching Assistant / Teaching assistant Start Date: Immediately Salary: £75 - £120 Per Day Location: Telford Job Type: Temporary,...
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Teaching Assistant Brookfield Community School Chesterfield Supply Cover - Bank Staff - Day to Day - short term -Long Term START ASAP Are you...
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Teaching Assistant The Birley Academy Sheffield Long term with a possible temp to perm contract Start date -ASAP Are you a trained Teaching...
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Y1 General Teaching Assistant Mainstream Primary School, Whiston, Liverpool June 2023 start Monday-Friday, 8:30-3:30 during term time. Job...
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Teaching Assistant Bolsover School Chesterfield Supply Cover - Bank Staff - Day to Day - short term -Long Term START ASAP Are you looking for work...
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Teaching Assistant Springwell Community College Chesterfield Supply Cover - Bank Staff - Day to Day - short term -Long Term START ASAP Are you...
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Prospero Teaching are currently recruiting for a General Teaching Assistant looking to find their next role, and work in a Primary School setting in...
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Teaching Assistant Build up invaluable classroom experience and support children in a school setting by working as a Teaching Assistant! This...
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Prospero Teaching are recruiting for a dedicated and passionate Teaching Assistant to join a warm and vibrant Primary School in St. Helens. This...
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Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join the team. Location: William Lovell CofE Academy,...
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Job Role: Teaching Assistant (Primary School Based) Location: Shropshire (SY5) Days/Hours of Work: Monday to Friday (8:45am 15:15pm) Pay: ...
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Teaching Assistant Build up invaluable classroom experience and support children in a school setting by working as a Teaching Assistant! This...
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We at Excell Supply are currently recruiting for excellent teaching assistants (TAs) to work within Primary Schools across Conwy and surrounding...
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We are currently looking for Teaching Assistants to work in the Broughton, flintshire area. We have a variety of long and short term work available,...
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Teaching Assistant We are seeking Teaching Assistants to work within a leading Secondary School, who can fit in with an energetic, fun, and dedicated...
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Teaching Assistant Full-time Term time plus 1 week (36 weeks per year) Competitive salary Start date ASAP STAHS is a vibrant school supported by a...
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Prospero Teaching are currently recruiting for a General Teaching Assistant looking to find their next role, and work in a Primary School setting in...
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We are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to work in a Year 4 class in Erdington. The school are looking for an experienced Level 3 Teaching...
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Teaching Assistant - Supporting Children with SEN and SEMH Needs Salary: £90 - £100 per day (paid weekly) Job Type: Full-time, Long-term (term time...
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Teaching Assistant - Barnet Are you a passionate individual with a strong desire to work in education? Are you looking for a rewarding role as a...
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Teaching Assistant Enfield We are recruiting a Teaching Assistant for a well-established Secondary SEN school located in Enfield, North London. This...
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Teaching Assistant Location: Solihull | B92 Payscale: £85 - £90 Take home per day Start Date: ASAP Hours: Monday - Friday | 8:30 - 3:30 LTF...
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more details >Teaching assistants play a vital role in schools all over the country.
Not only is working as a teaching assistant an incredibly rewarding role, but it is also a great way to experience life in the classroom before deciding to become a teacher.
No matter your location, find full and part time teaching assistant jobs with The Big Job Site UK.
A teaching assistant (TA) is someone who assists teachers by providing teaching and learning support. Teaching assistants are key figures in the classroom, supporting teachers and helping children with their education and social development.
The roles and responsibilities of a teaching assistant will change depending on the school they teach at. However, generally speaking, the job involves:
With so much variety, working as a teaching assistant is an incredibly varied and rewarding job.
Teaching assistant roles are either full time or part time, and can be permanent or temporary, such as when covering for someone on maternity leave. Most teaching assistant contracts are term-time only.
Do you have questions about working as a teaching assistant? Discover our most frequently asked questions below.
Individual schools will have their own entry requirements. However, most will require you to have qualifications in literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
Previous qualifications in nursery work, childcare, or youth work can also be beneficial, and you can also become a teaching assistant through an apprenticeship scheme.
Before you can beginworking with children, you will need to have background checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Yes, teaching assistants are public sector workers.
A teaching assistant is an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile job, with the results of your work evident in the achievementsand progression of the children you work with.
In fact, watching children grow and learn is something truly special and makes working as a teaching assistant one of the most rewarding jobs there is.
There is currently no national pay scale for teaching assistants, and most TAs are paid depending on the pay scale of their local authority.
However, unions representing teaching assistants and other support staff have submitted a pay claim demanding a pay rise of at least £2,000 or the current rate of inflation, whichever is higher for each individual, by April 2023.
Suitably experienced level 3 teaching assistants or above can cover unplanned teacher absence or PPA for a day or two if no one else is available. A level 1 or 2 teaching assistant, however, doesn’t have the work experience, qualifications, or training to do so.
Whether you get holiday pay will depend on the type of contract you have. Permanent, full time contracts provide paid leave for school holidays, however, most TAs are employed on term time only contracts, which means you won’t get paid for school holidays.
Teaching assistants’ salaries vary depending on their level of experience. However, as a general guide, full time, permanent TAs can expectto earn the following:
When working as a teaching assistant, it’s important to be smart yet comfortable. You don’t need to dress as formally as you would in an office, but jeans are definitely a no no! Work trousers and a smart top, dresses, or skirts and tops are typical outfits worn by TAs.
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