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The Teaching Assistant's Handbook - AcademicJobs.com Podcast
This episode provides a comprehensive overview of the role of a Teaching Assistant (TA), also known as a classroom assistant. It details the diverse duties TAs perform, including lesson preparation, student support, and classroom management. The text also explores the educational requirements and career progression paths available to TAs, highlighting opportunities for specialisation and further training. Finally, it promotes resources designed to aid TAs in their work, focusing on materials to support students with varying needs and learning styles. The overall aim is to inform individuals interested in pursuing this career path.
Key Themes and Information:
Definition and Variety:
TAs provide teaching and learning support to assist teachers in various ways.
Their roles can be general or specialized, including support in areas such as literacy, numeracy, music, special educational needs (SEN), disability support, English as a second language (ESL), behaviour, and specific cultural support.
The presence of TAs can be seen from Early Years settings through to Secondary schools, with numbers varying depending on need and funding.
Core Responsibilities & Duties:
The core function is to assist the main teacher and support students.
Duties are flexible and depend on the needs of the teacher and students.
Examples include preparing classrooms, helping with lesson planning, listening to students read, managing classroom behaviour, supporting individual students, creating resources, and providing supervision.
Find more at AcademicJobs.com
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By www.AcademicJobs.com - Find all Higher Ed Jobs - Post Jobs to find Top Talent.The Teaching Assistant's Handbook - AcademicJobs.com Podcast
This episode provides a comprehensive overview of the role of a Teaching Assistant (TA), also known as a classroom assistant. It details the diverse duties TAs perform, including lesson preparation, student support, and classroom management. The text also explores the educational requirements and career progression paths available to TAs, highlighting opportunities for specialisation and further training. Finally, it promotes resources designed to aid TAs in their work, focusing on materials to support students with varying needs and learning styles. The overall aim is to inform individuals interested in pursuing this career path.
Key Themes and Information:
Definition and Variety:
TAs provide teaching and learning support to assist teachers in various ways.
Their roles can be general or specialized, including support in areas such as literacy, numeracy, music, special educational needs (SEN), disability support, English as a second language (ESL), behaviour, and specific cultural support.
The presence of TAs can be seen from Early Years settings through to Secondary schools, with numbers varying depending on need and funding.
Core Responsibilities & Duties:
The core function is to assist the main teacher and support students.
Duties are flexible and depend on the needs of the teacher and students.
Examples include preparing classrooms, helping with lesson planning, listening to students read, managing classroom behaviour, supporting individual students, creating resources, and providing supervision.
Find more at AcademicJobs.com