Last summer i finished a teaching assistant course and have since been looking for a position.There is a huge amount of competition but I have had an interview for nearly every job I have applied for.When I have got there I have felt quite daunted by the competition.Often there will be qualified primary teachers or else someone with decades of experience or most often someone who is already known to the HT either parent helper or running after-school club etc.When I have asked for feedback afterwards they have always said that other candidates had more experience
I have had experience working in a pre-school and I used my DCs school as a placement while I was doing the course .i got on really well with the teacher - often they rang me up to see if I could do extra when TAs were on a course etc.I loved it so much and she has been giving me a glowing reference
This year DD is in the infant's class so I don't feel it is appropriate to be in there.
the only way I feel that I am ever going to get a position is to volunteer in a large school to (A) get some more experience and (B) hope that an opening will come up at that school.
One school I went for is in a rather deprived area and they said no parents helped in the school ,they have a high staff turnover and I actually really liked the place and the children there.
As a teacher would you find having a volunteer possibly 2/3 mornings a week useful or a bit of a pain.
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yummyyummyyummy · 09/12/2009 14:03
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