Secondary School Teaching Assistant Personal Care Workers

Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students' individual learning needs and goals.

Employ various approaches, learning styles, and channels to instruct students, such as communicating content in terms they can understand, organising talking points for clarity, and repeating arguments when necessary. Use …

Evaluate the different aspects of development needs of children and young people.

Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.

Write, select or recommend a syllabus of learning material for the students enrolled in the course.

Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.

Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate …

Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person's supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.

Make sure students follow the rules and code of behaviour established in the school and take the appropriate measures in case of violation or misbehaviour.

Promote the prevention, early detection, and management of children`s problems, focusing on developmental delays and disorders, behavioural problems, functional disabilities, social stresses, mental disorders including depression, and anxiety disorders.

Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.

Supervise the student's social behaviour to discover anything unusual. Help solve any issues if necessary.

Follow up on students' learning progress and assess their achievements and needs.

Observe students' recreational activities to ensure student safety and well-being and intervene when necessary.

Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.

The inner workings of a secondary school, such as the structure of the relevant education support and management, the policies, and the regulations.

Provide an environment that supports and values children and helps them to manage their own feelings and relationships with others.

Help children and young people to assess their social, emotional and identity needs and to develop a positive self image, enhance their self esteem and improve their self reliance.

Assist teachers in classroom instruction by providing and preparing lesson materials, monitoring the students during their work and helping them in their learning where necessary.

Instruct students in the theory and practice of the secondary school course of your specialisation, taking into account the age of the students and modern teaching methods.

The social dynamics through which young adults live amongst each other, expressing their likes and dislikes and the rules of communication between generations.

The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.

The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.

The learning disorders some students face in an academic context, especially Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and concentration deficit disorders.

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The Effective Teaching Assistant

Abigail Gray, Melanie Wr…

2020

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The nature and types of disabilities affecting the human beings such as physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional or developmental and the specific needs and access requirements of disabled people.

The discipline that concerns the theory and practice of education including the various instructional methods for educating individuals or groups.

The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.

Analyse policy issues which impact on students' experience of education. Advise on the ways in which lesson plans for specific lessons can be improved in order to reach education goals, …

Set up joined and individual meetings with students' parents to discuss their child's academic progress and general well-being.

Evaluate the students' (academic) progress, achievements, course knowledge and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations. Diagnose their needs and track their progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Formulate a summative statement of …

Provide assistance in the planning and organisation of school events, such as the school's open house day, a sports game or a talent show.

Provide assistance to students when working with (technical) equipment used in practice-based lessons and solve operational problems when necessary.

Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.

Communicate with multiple parties, including teachers and the family of the student, to discuss the student's behaviour or academic performance.

Accompany students on an educational trip outside the school environment and ensure their safety and cooperation.

Observe and detect symptoms of Specific Learning Difficulties such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, and dysgraphia in children or adult learners. Refer the student to the correct specialised …

Keep track of the pupils who are absent by recording their names on a list of absentees.

Communicate with the school staff such as teachers, teaching assistants, academic advisors, and the principal on issues relating to students' well-being. In the context of a university, liaise with the …

Inform children`s parents of the activities planned, program`s expectations and children`s individual progress.

Monitor the changes in educational policies, methodologies and research by reviewing relevant literature and liaising with education officials and institutions.

Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.

Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.

Work with children and young people to identify the skills and abilities they will need to become effective citizens and adults and to prepare them for independence.

Understand safeguarding and what should be done in cases of actual or potential harm or abuse.

Observe students during instruction and identify signs of exceptionally high intelligence in a student, such as showing remarkable intellectual curiosity or showing restlessness due to boredom and or feelings of …

Incorporate the use of online learning environments and platforms into the process of instruction.