Teacher applying for TA jobs

[CoolCadbury]

I've been supply teaching since my NQT and it's been a positive experience for me. However, I am ready to get a permanent post but as a TA, not a teacher (work-life balance and all that's). Unfortunately there don't seem to be many jobs about and the ones I do apply for, I've not had any success with. Do schools not like employing teachers as TAs? I think my applications are strong BTW.

[HagOtheNorth]

Depends on the school, but most of the TAs I come across tend to have pre-existing links with the school. Have you thought about 1:1 posts too?