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Working as a Teaching Assistant

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3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to become a teaching assistant in this free online course that covers the relevant skills and school policies. The roles and duties of a teacher should be supplemented by a qualified assistant. Teaching assistants play a critical role in the classroom and perform administrative tasks. They are thus important as they allow teachers to concentrate on core educational tasks. As a teaching assistant, you need to get to know the kids and their parents should also have faith in your ability to meet their child's educational demands. Sign up to train as a TA.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID187485
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Define and list the characteristics of a teaching assistant
• Distinguish between the roles of learning support assistants and teaching assistants
• Explain how goal-oriented schools operate
• Outline the school development plan and management structure
• Discuss the things to consider while working in school partnerships
• Identify and explain the school policies affecting TAs
• Describe ways in which a teaching assistant can assist learning and teaching in the classroom
• Recognise the curriculum that a teaching assistant must know
• Explain how TAs can develop their career and potential
Course Code5521

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