Teaching Assistant Recruitment
On these pages you will find information and resources to help education settings with the recruitment and retention of teaching assistants (TA).
This information includes useful links to job descriptions, ideas to support the development and wellbeing of TAs and guidance on apprenticeship opportunities.
Examples of TA job descriptions and person specifications:
- Affinity Workforce – TA roles and responsibilities
- Career Teachers – Learning support assistant job description
- Career Teachers – Primary TA job description
- National Careers Service
- Prospects – TA job profile
- Skills for Schools – TA information
- Teachers UK – TA Level 2 role
SEND teaching assistant recruitment
Examples of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) TA job descriptions and person specifications:
- National Careers Service – SEN teaching assistant
- Career Teachers – SEND teaching assistant job description