primary school teaching assistant

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.

Alternative Labels

elementary school teaching assistant

primary education teaching assistant

primary school assistant

primary school instructional assistant

primary school paraprofessional

primary school TA

primary school teaching aide

teaching assistant in primary schools

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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 manage student relationships perform playground surveillance prepare youths for adulthood provide lesson materials provide teacher support support children's wellbeing support the positiveness of youths

Essential Knowledge

primary school procedures

Optional Skills and Competences

advise on lesson plans assess students assess the development of youth consult students on learning content escort students on a field trip facilitate teamwork between students liaise with educational support staff maintain relations with children's parents organise creative performance perform classroom management prepare lesson content promote the safeguarding of young people provide after school care teach primary education class content work with virtual learning environments

Optional Knowledge

common children's diseases curriculum objectives disability types first aid instructional strategies learning difficulties social development teamwork principles workplace sanitation

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/00674f21-2f8f-4a41-9896-133f7cbe2a6e

Status

released

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