Teacher Assistants

A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.

About this Career

Average Salary

£20,344

New workers start at around £9,361. Normal pay is £20,344 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £29,918

Annual Openings

423

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.
Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work.
Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities.
Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories.
Manages and supports other teaching assistants.
Assess, record and report on pupils' progress.
Gives lessons to classes and individual students independently of the teacher.
Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.
Assists with development of lesson plans and materials.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills	Importance
Learning Strategies	71%
Critical Thinking	66%
Monitoring	66%
Reading Comprehension	65%
Writing	65%
Speaking	65%
Active Listening	59%
Active Learning	55%
Mathematics	39%
Science	23%