Many people are looking for that opportunity to start a career as a Teaching Assistant of which is not easy……
Vision Learning Academy recognise this fact and as such offer different ways and advice as to how you can give yourself the best possible opportunity.
Many people are looking to go direct into becoming a Teaching Assistant with very little knowledge as to what to expect when in a classroom environment. It is for this very reason that schools can be so selective upon making a decision to take on a ‘new’ teaching assistant. Many schools would prefer to have candidate CV’s with some knowledge or training behind them prior to just placing them into a classroom as a duty of care towards students must be adhered to at all times. Ask yourself the question – Would you like someone with no experience or knowledge teaching your child?
What Can I Do To Help Me Apply For Jobs?
You have a few choices here in order to make yourself more employable by a school. Below we can look at the different options available to yourself to achieve your goals.
Step 1: Voluntary Work
Many people try and get into becoming a Teaching Assistant by offering to work as a volunteer within a local school. If this is possible then great you have managed to get your ‘foot in the door’ in order to start learning the roles and responsibilities of a Teaching Assistant. It is not however always that easy to take this route. Again many schools will ask what experience or training you have and how you can be a benefit to that particular school, without the necessary skills you may find this stage slightly difficult and as such find yourself in a ‘catch twenty two’ situation.
Step 2: Teaching Assistant Training Courses
The other options you have in order to significantly enhance your employability is to complete additional training in order to gather the right understanding of the Teaching Assistant role on a daily basis. Many companies now offer you the opportunity to just this although ensure the course you are about to do will in fact help you in moving forward. Vision Learning Academy also understand how difficult making this decision can be and it does become a little confusing at times. Below is some courses you could look at in order to assist you further with your Teaching Assistant career.
Course Options
A fantastic starting point can be taking either of the courses below, here you will learn all the basic’s required in order to understand the classroom on a daily basis.
Level 2 – Essential Teaching Assistant Programme ETAP – This is an IIQ award and is endorsed by the NCFE
NCFE LEVEL 3 Award In Supporting Teaching And Learning In Schools – This is a QCF based award and will not require a placement in a school.
Level 2 – Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant ETAP – This is an IIQ award and is endorsed by the NCFE
For further information regarding the NCFE and who they are, please visit the NCFE website direct
Full details of our academy and the services we offer can be seen at www.visionlearningacademy.co.uk
We hope this information has been useful to you and should you have any further questions, please call us direct on: 0844 884 9616
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