Teaching assistants

£20,857

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

29 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

2.78%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Teaching assistants

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 6125

Teaching assistants assist teachers with their day-to-day classroom work and with routine administrative tasks.

Common tasks include:

assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom;
looks after lesson materials such as paper, pencils and crayons;
listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories;
assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities;
makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work;
helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.

Qualifications

Academic qualifications may be required by some employers, although entry is possible with relevant experience (possibly on a voluntary basis) alone. An NVQ Level 2 qualification is available. CRB clearance is mandatory.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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