Teaching Assistant Courses and Advice
Moving from Teaching Assistant to Teacher
You may have planned to make the leap all along or you’ve just realised your potential as a fully qualified teacher. No matter the reason, moving from TA to teacher is a logical and well-trodden path. You can command a higher wage and have a bigger[...]
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Do I Need A Levels to be a Teaching Assistant?
Working as a Teaching Assistant, you will provide invaluable support to Teachers and children alike. Teachers do an amazing job of educating and inspiring the next generation. By working in partnership, Teaching Assistants can help them communicate key[...]
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Do you need qualifications to be a Teaching Assistant?
There are so many great reasons to become a teaching assistant. You get to play an active part in the development of the children you work with.
In your role you will help them understand everything from mathematical concepts to history. You will have[...]
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Moving from Teaching Assistant to Teacher
Being a teaching assistant is a very rewarding profession with many positive attributes, as is being a teacher. You’re able to create a real bond with pupils and support them throughout their education.
However, it is natural to want to progress with[...]
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The Art of Storytelling in Early Years Education
Who doesn’t like a good story?
One of the greatest pleasures in life is telling or reading a great story. Not only do stories help spark and enrich the imagination but they also encourage curiosity and language development, no matter whether you’re[...]
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Guided Reading Strategies and Resources for Teaching Assistants
Your Guide to Guided Reading!
Remember the struggle of learning to read. Becoming fully literate can take years of persistence, effort and support. Of course, those among you who are already teaching assistants will know this all too well. As a teaching[...]
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Can Teaching Abroad Get You That Gap Year?
Do you like travelling? Ever had a secret desire to take up a gap-year, but life got in the way?
Previously reserved for the upper echelons of society, gap years have become a lot more accessible in recent years. The meaning of gap years, and what they[...]
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Michelle Thraves: Success and Sanity in the Time of Nappies, Naps and Meal Times
Meet Michelle. If you read any story today, let it be this one.
To some people, Stonebridge is just a college or nothing more than an online, faceless institution. To others, it is just a means to an end. To Michelle, it meant confidence in her abilities,[...]
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Teaching Assistant Standards: 4 Steps to a Successful Career
What are Teaching Assistant Standards?
As a current, soon-to-be or aspiring teaching assistant, it is important to be aware of the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants. Put together by a group of working education professionals, these guidelines,[...]
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The Role of a Teaching Assistant (Comprehensive Guide + E-book)
Qualifications, Responsibilities and Benefits
What Do Teaching Assistants Do?
A teaching assistant works alongside a teacher in a primary or a secondary school. They have two main roles: one is to support the main teachers and the other is to support[...]
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