TEACHING ASSISTANT/SUPPORT STAFFMaybe you've been a Sports coach, Child minder, have a Performing Arts background, or are a Youth Worker, Mentor, Social Worker, Workshop Facilitator? Or maybe you have graduated and are interested in a career in education? Talk to a consultant today!With the number of pupils in schools on the rise and the demand to increase educational standards, schools have significantly increased the number of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools. As a result I am currently recruiting passionate individuals from different industries/backgrounds and who may have relevant experience, wishing to carry out temporary assignments(length of role can vary) within primary schools in Tower Hamlets. There is no set entry-level qualification for being a TA but you need to have good reading, writing and numeracy skills, as well as good organisational and communication skills.The Role:A teaching assistant (TA) works alongside a class teacher in either a Nursery or Primary school. He or she might work one-to-one with individual pupils or with a small group.TAs mainly work with pupils within the classroom, but sometimes they take children to an adjoining area or room - where they might listen to children reading or carry out another activity, such as a booster session for pupils struggling with a particular subject.Teaching assistants (known as classroom assistants or learning support assistants in some schools) also carry out tasks that allow the class teacher to concentrate on teaching. They might prepare the classroom for a certain lesson (eg setting up equipment for a maths lesson), tidy up at the end of a session, or put together displays of children’s work.They help teachers on school outings and at sports events. And if a child is upset or has an accident, the TA can focus on that child while the teacher carries on leading the whole class.Sometimes TAs have a particular specialism - for example, they may speak an additional language (which is especially useful when some pupils in the class have that language as their first language).Protocol Education is a leading education recruitment company, every year we help thousands of teachers and support assistants find daily, long term and permanent work in schools across the UK.If this opportunity sounds exciting to you apply now and register with Protocol Education.
