secondary school teaching assistant
Secondary school teaching assistants provide various support services to secondary school teachers such as instructional and practical support. They help with the preparation of lesson materials needed in class and reinforce instructions with students in need of extra attention. They also perform basic clerical duties, monitor the students' learning progress and behaviour and supervise the students with and without the teacher present.
Also called: secondary school teaching aide, teaching assistant in secondary schools, high school teaching assistant, secondary school TA, secondary school paraprofessional, assistant in secondary school teaching, secondary school assistant, secondary school instructional assistant
- 19
- essential skills
- 28
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
19- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess the development of youth
- assist students in their learning
- compile course material
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- handle children's problems
- maintain students' discipline
- manage student relationships
- monitor student's behaviour
- perform playground surveillance
- provide lesson materials
- provide teacher support
- secondary school procedures
- support children's wellbeing
- support the positiveness of youths
- teach secondary education class content
Optional skills
28- adolescent socialisation behaviour
- advise on lesson plans
- arrange parent teacher meeting
- assess students
- assist in the organisation of school events
- assist students with equipment
- consult student's support system
- consult students on learning content
- curriculum objectives
- disability types
- escort students on a field trip
- first aid
- identify learning disorders
- instructional strategies
- keep records of attendance
- learning difficulties
- liaise with educational staff
- maintain relations with children's parents
- monitor educational developments
- pedagogy
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- prepare youths for adulthood
- promote the safeguarding of young people
- recognise indicators of gifted student
- social development
- teamwork principles
- work with virtual learning environments
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