Teaching Assistant Courses and Advice
A Day in the Life of a Teaching Assistant
Do you want to be a teaching assistant?
If you love working with children, a career as a classroom assistant could be perfect for you. If, however, you don’t know how to become a teaching assistant and you don’t have the appropriate qualifications,[...]
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Train for Level 4 higher level teaching assistant roles
Are you a teaching assistant looking to move forward with your career? A Stonebridge College qualification can help you to make that step up. Higher level teaching assistants (HLTAs) benefit from an increased salary and opportunities to develop their[...]
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Teaching English as a second language (ESL)
If you’re looking for a rewarding career in education, then being a teaching assistant could be for you.
Give back to your local community.
Work close to home.
Spend school holidays with your family.
Progress to become a higher level teaching assistant.
Explore[...]
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How to become a teaching assistant with no experience
For anyone passionate about working with children, a career in the education sector is both rewarding and convenient:
Positions are local.
Hours are flexible.
Roles are creative and varied.
Traditional teaching jobs can be time-consuming, but classroom[...]
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Find out more about courses for teaching assistants for special educational needs (SEN) jobs
It’s autism awareness month, and this week we’re thinking about the difference that teaching assistants can make to struggling students. Alongside planning activities and preparing learning resources, they offer essential one-to-one help and[...]
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How to get a job as a teaching assistant
Take on new challenges in the education sector, by getting a job as a teaching assistant. It’s the opportunity to give every child confidence in the classroom and it’s also a popular career choice for parents. Teaching assistants benefit from flexible[...]
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Where could your teaching assistant career take you?
Many people start working as a teaching assistant when they want a change of career, or need a flexible job that lets them work, and care for their children. You might not know that a teaching assistant career also has opportunities for[...]
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Flexible working can fix your work-life balance
When you’re a busy mum or dad, fitting in a job around your kids will always be difficult. If you want to have more time with your family, working as a Teaching Assistant can give you the flexible working hours you need.
Why work as a Teaching Assistant?
Be[...]
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How you can make a difference in the role of a Teaching Assistant
If a student is falling behind in the classroom, the Teacher won’t always have time to give them individual support. That’s where the role of a Teaching Assistant comes in.
Spot a struggling student
Bad behaviour – sometimes[...]
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Let’s talk about autism in girls
Autism in girls is often missed
In the 1930s/40s studies were carried out focusing on boys. An autistic child was thought to be socially withdrawn and obsessed with technical things.
Paediatrician Hans Asperger and psychiatrist Leo Kanner defined autism[...]
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