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

£19,202

New workers start at around £9,904. Normal pay is £19,202 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £27,234

Annual Openings

101

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.
Looks after lesson materials such as paper, pencils and crayons.
Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills	Importance
Learning Strategies	64%
Critical Thinking	60%
Monitoring	60%
Reading Comprehension	59%
Writing	57%
Active Listening	54%
Speaking	54%
Active Learning	50%
Mathematics	35%
Science	21%