From early years teaching assistant to primary school teaching assistant
15 of the 18 essential skills of a primary school teaching assistant are already essential for a early years teaching assistant — about 83% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 83%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a primary school teaching assistant
What a primary school teaching assistant does
Primary school teaching assistants provide instructional and practical support to primary school teachers. They reinforce instruction with students in need of extra attention and prepare the materials the teacher needs in class. They also perform clerical work, monitor the students' learning progress and behaviour and supervise the students with and without the head teacher present.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assist children in developing personal skills
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- attend to children's basic physical needs
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- handle children's problems
- implement care programmes for children
- maintain students' discipline
- perform playground surveillance
- provide lesson materials
- provide teacher support
- support children's wellbeing
- support the positiveness of youths
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a primary school teaching assistant and not for a early years teaching assistant. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from early years teaching assistant
2 roles- special educational needs assistant16 skills in common
- early years special educational needs teacher15 skills in common
← early years teaching assistantprimary school teaching assistant →The other way round
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How far are you from being a primary school teaching assistant?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.