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Educational Support Assistants
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£17,777
Median salary
New workers start around £8,837.81. Normal pay is £17,777 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £27,050.89.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths,
Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
Daily Tasks
- Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
- Attends to child’s physical needs.
- Helps and encourages child to communicate.
- Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
- Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
- Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
- Supports schoolwork under teacher’s supervision.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
64
Critical Thinking
60
Monitoring
60
Reading Comprehension
59
Writing
57
Active Listening
54
Speaking
54
Active Learning
50
Mathematics
35
Science
21
Available courses
BA (Hons) Teaching and Learning (Top-up) – Part Time – Level 6
Teaching & Education
Higher Education
|
1 year
The Open University
NCFE CACHE Diploma in Early Years Practitioner – Level 2
Childcare & Early Years
Part Time
|
13 Weeks
NCFE CACHE
Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship – Level 3
Teaching & Education
Apprenticeship
|
18 Months
CASHE