£12,480
Average salary at age 20
£20,800
Average Salary
29
Average hours per week
Description
Teaching assistants assist teachers with their day-to-day classroom work and with routine administrative tasks.Main 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.
Qualifications
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.What Teaching assistants studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L4) Social policy | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 2 |
| (L3) Sociology | 4 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 10 |
| (W1) Fine art | 1 |
| (X9) Others in education | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 2 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 6 |
| (L2) Politics | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 3 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 1 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (Q1) Linguistics | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 1 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 24 |
| (L5) Social work | 3 |
| (V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 7 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 9 |
| (P3) Media studies | 1 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
| (W5) Dance | 1 |
UK Prospects
338500
Workforce Size
5.40%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
53559
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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