Introduction

Why become a teaching assistant?

‘We get all the best bits!’

‘We get all the joys of teaching but without the hassle’

‘We get to spend time with the children and have time to talk to them’

‘It’s great, it’s fun and I can just go into work and go home again without having to do too much preparation’

‘It’s great to be in the school environment and we don’t have the same pressure as teachers’

All of the above quotes were given by teaching assistants working in schools. If you have bought this book, you are interested in finding out whether you are or could become a Brilliant Teaching Assistant. This may be for a number of reasons:

  • because you are new to the role;
  • because you would like to find out more about what similarities and ...

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