What Makes a Great Teaching Assistant? Top Tips and Advice
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I have been aTA for 3yrs now and I needed these encouraging words again to boost my confidence. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing, you've got this!
First day as a TA (I did it for a year in order to qualify for a more focussed position), I was standing in the canteen during breakfast club. Effectively "security guard" right? Guard those stairs, let no students up them. They are here to eat breakfast, nothing else. Easy straightforward task, and manning breakfast club (set up as a noble thing by the school to provide under privileged kids with a morning meal) would earn me an extra £200 a month for just 1/2 hours work 4 days a week. I figured, this'll be EASY!
But nope. First day, half way through, a little girl walks over. It's her first day at secondary school, and she is well turned out in her new uniform, mum had done her hair perfectly, etc. She approached me and said "Hi!". I replied "Hows it going?". She shrugged, said she was excited, asked what my name was etc. Everything was going so well, when her face instantly started to fall and tears and sobs started. What the hell? Then she blurted out "Sir, I'm in trouble! I just looked at my planner and I have PE second period, but I didn't KNOW! And my mum didn't put my PE kit in my bag! I'm gonna be in trouble and I only just started! What can I ....". "WHOAH!!!" I said. "WHOAH Katie, listen! Calm down!" but my anxiety was through the roof. Luckily I had two daughters, both around her age, so despite my lack of experience in the job, I *was* a professional parent. "Katie, it's FINE! Do me a favour? Look at your planner, tell me the initials on your PE lesson. Who is the teacher?". She sniffled, and reached for her planner and checked. "HWG" she said. Now, I'd been hanging around the school for training sessions for a few weeks, and I knew all the sports coaches cos they are my kinda people. "MR GRAYBURN!!! I KNOW HIM!" I told her, perhaps too forcefully! "Don't worry about it, Katie! I know Mr Grayburn! We are friends, listen, grab your bag and come with me, I know where he is. We're gonna sort this out RIGHT NOW, me and you!". Her eyes grew wider... "really?". "YEAH! Damn straight get your bag, cmon, follow me!". And I marched off towards the PE department.
I flung open that door with gusto, little Katie right behind me. The PE coaches all spat our their coffee. "MR GRAYBURN!" I shouted. He looked at me, then at her, and being a consumate professional AND a great guy, he immediately winked and said "Oh, Hi Sir, what can I do for...." I didn't give him time to finish "Mr Grayburn, this is Katie. It's her first day, and her mum didn't pack her PE kit, but she has PE second period! Listen, you can't let her be in trouble because, it's just a mistake! Not her fault, right? Is there anything you can do, Sir?". He said "Oh sure! We have tons of spare, brand new PE kits right here!" he opened a cabinet and produced them, waved them at Katie. "She can just use some of these! No problem!". "Well, that's great Sir! Thanks for understanding! Listen we gotta go, it's breakfast time and lessons start soon. Thanks again Sir!". "You're welcome, Sir!". And me and Katie, we marched off.
Problem is, after that day, without fail every morning at 8:00am, Katie would come over to talk to me. Evidentially, I was her crutch at starting her new school. She had someone in authority who had proven theres nothing to be afraid of. Then, she had a friend. Then MULTIPLE friends. After a while, I'd get them to actually do my job for me (watch those stairs) while I sneaked off and got the lesson plans ready.
Being a TA is easy. Just be yourself, bring your personality, and be there for the kids. Be their friends, support the teachers, support the kids and laugh to yourself every day knowing you have a "job" which pays you to basically just hang around helping. It's a gift!
Wow, what a great story! While we don't recommend having the kids do part of your role for you, it sounds like you had a great relationship with the pupils. Thank you for sharing and for the advice!
That's dope bro
@@maxwhite8616 Rewarding job. I often said to my friend who I drink with at weekends, it feels like I'm being paid, and getting a good pension option, for actually doing nothing.
Coming from a building / stonemason background, I've *worked* for a living for many years. Go home knackered, hungry, cuts and bruises, for years. Then I find myself in a job that actually makes me question .... am I actually WORKING? But if you apply yourself, help out, and if you're good enough academically to be at the level of the teachers etc, it's a breeze. And you get the same satisfaction as you did when built a house, or cast 20 feature stones .... it's just, you can't SEE that house afterwards, or count those fancy stones you made. You just have to think "I made a difference today, and helped out those kids, made them understand something and gave them some sound knowledge".
Takes some getting used to but it's a rewarding job, and very easy.
Thanks for all the advice
I’m preparing for an interview and this video was very helpful. Thank you.
glad to hear, best of luck with the interview!
Excellent!
Great advice
Great video. This was awesome and very informative.
This part is really necessary because many do not know a TA has a lot of teaching helping hands to render in the classroom.
Thanks for this enlightenment.
thank you for watching!
Thanks for adding more knowledge on how to be a good TA.
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for tuning in!
Excellent video!! Thank you a lot for sharing!!!
Thank you for watching too, glad you enjoyed!
This is very insightful. Thank you
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Thanks for sharing these details for a Teaching Assistant.
Thanks for watching Caroline!
Youve made this video quite well presented and easy to follow, thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching :)
In America, we actually have three different types of what one might call a TA. We have General Education Paraprofessional (GenEd Para), Special Education Paraprofessional (SpEd Para), and Behavioral Technician (BT)(which technically qualifies as a Paraprofessional) GenEds typically help on more of a group level or work in a lunch room, library, or office position, SpEds typically work one on one with those who have Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD who need additional support, guidance, or correction. BTs work more with those who have more challenging medical and Behavioral needs.
Interesting to hear how it works on the other side of the pond! Thanks for the info :)
Similar in the UK. There are general TA's, which are 90% female and take on more of a mothering role. Actually supporting the kids academically isn't really essential to the job requirements, because many of those TA's couldn't if they wanted to past a certain level. But the good ones are helpful just as an adult presence in the room along with the teacher. Then there are specialized academic TA's, with an affinity for a certain subject(s), who might support in the lesson but also might intervene with a student, or small groups of students, to aid them in their learning. Finally, there are "SLO"'s, or "Student Liason Officers" who deal with behaviour and issues and are a confidant for kids.
Me? I'm all of those at the same time. Fit into no category per-se, but was taken on as a general TA but handed kids for English Intervention after just a few months. So I do that, I also look after a handful of boys with Autism who were planted in mainstream education, for better or worse (I like to think better now I'm there to get them through), because they were deemed "not autistic enough" to go to a special school, or perhaps those schools had no places. Who knows?
Either way, like someone told me once, a very important job - being a TA - in regard that a good one can make a HUGE difference to a kids life.
Great experience
thank you
Thanks. This is really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
I had been teaching in primary school in HK for 27 years. Now I'm living in the UK.....i can't say i'm able to manage the TA works in the UK.
We're sorry to hear this, we have other videos that may help including our managing behaviour series. If you have any questions about being a TA feel free to email hello@my-progression.com and we can do our best to help :)
May I please be adviced on the best institute that can give me a worldwide recognized Cache level 2 certificate and doing it online? Your response will highly be appreciated. Thanks
There's many places to choose from, some of the most popular include Online Learning College, NCFE and Open Study College. Generally UK qualifications are transferable however you will need to check this against the individual country, and check the provider too before enrolling on the course.
Just finished the application process for TA at a DOE preschool and I'm highly anxious and nervous the closer I get to my start date. Been working with a company that works with children that may have development issues. They haven't done great by training and I haven't done so well at other preschools. If anyone has extra advice for me. Please and thank you!
Confidence comes from knowledge, and we do have a few videos about working in an early years setting so we'd recommend checking those out if you haven't yet, especially your role as a nursery practitioner and the power of storytelling. Children in preschool are finding their personalities and their voices so by being supportive and encouraging, you're sure to do well!
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Please i want to do this! Help me!
Thanks for your message, we're happy to help. Please feel free to email hello@my-progression.com and we'll do our best to assist.
I want to be a general TA
Great to hear! You can find out more on our website www.teacheractive.com/candidates
What is ict?
Information communication and technology - in this case ICT skills are skills in computer use and technology, and being able to assist teaching using these
I tried to be a TA in high school.. They assigned me to the janitor to clean lunch tables. I was angry and stopped showing up. I wanted to help teachers not the Janitor!
Sorry to hear you had that experience, I'm sure the janitor really appreciated your help!
lol.
Ict? Anograms!!! Just dpeak!!
ICT stands for information communications and technology, so the use of computers and electronics
Most of the classroom misbehaviours are a result of poor home upbringing. Parents need to do more to make the teachers' days more enjoyable.
thanks for sharing your view
British TAs need to learn how to speak their own language properly before starting in a classroom. The problems are mainly with native English speakers, as the non-natives are usually ok! I'm constantly hearing double negatives and tenses (eg. did-done, were-was, seen-saw, went-go, come-came etc.) the wrong way round and even during lessons on grammar! How is this helping children to learn English?
I am only a sub! Its frustrating!
What’s exactly frustrating? I see lots of frustrating stuff in my work too
keep up the good work!
thank you!