Teaching Assistant Courses and Advice
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 An autistic child was thought to be socially withdrawn and obsessed with technical things.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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Reading strategies for the classroom
Helping children with their reading is one of a Teaching Assistant’s most important tasks. It can be difficult finding ways to support students that are struggling, but using some tried and tested reading strategies can help.
What reading strategies[...]
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National Autism Awareness Month
This month, join us as we see the world differently for National Autism Awareness Month.
April is all about Autism Awareness and shining a light on this condition. With 1.1% of the population affected by Autism, it’s time we all started to see the world[...]
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Let’s Make The World A Better Place For People With Autism
Working and caring for people with autism
Imagine not being able to see the world as others do, not being able to make sense of social situations, feeling different but not knowing why. This is how a child with autism feels.
Working and caring for children[...]
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