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How much do you earn as a TA ?

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natureplantar101 · 03/09/2014 14:54

just starting this thread out of curiosity i have looked on various career websites and they all say 12K which can increase to 17K is this right ?
i really want to train to become a TA as i love being around children and would find it so fulfilling helping them reach their full potential but the salary drop is what worries me also is it true that a TA earns £40 and does the majority of the classroom activities planning and work etc while the teacher gets £150 and just oversees the class ? Confused or is that an internet rumor with no truth behind it ? TIA (sorry about the grammar i will be taking a refresher course in English and maths before training to be a TA as my education was cut short

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BigBirthdayGloom · 03/09/2014 19:51

I think the Internet has misled you a bit. There is a large difference between ta and teachers salary but there is also a difference in expectation and responsibilities. Wherever I have worked as a teacher, the TAs have not been expected to arrive earlier or stay later than the school day. The work they do with the children is planned by the teacher and it is the teachers responsibilty to make sure the work is suitable for the children's ability. They are accountable to parents, management and governors for the progress of the children and also take on responsibilty for leading one or more curriculum areas.

Teachers have a degree and have either spent a significant part of their degree achieving qualified status, or have done the equivalent of a years full time, postgraduate training to become a qualified teacher, plus then have to complete a further year of NQT training and assessment.

None of this is intended to belittle the role of TAs, merely to say that the two jobs are different. There are schos where unfair expectations are placed on TAs but this is by no means the norm.

Finally, teachers might technically earn £150 per teaching day, but when this is spread across the year, it is significantly less. TA contracts are increasingly term time only, which is unfair in many ways, but it isn't a myth that teachers spend significant portions of the holidays planning.

All that said, I am a teacher considering becoming a TA. Why? Because I do t want all the extra stuff that comes with a teachers job. I want to be there for my children in the evening and leave the job at school.

natureplantar101 · 04/09/2014 01:22

Thanks for the reply :) i thought it seemed a bit bitchy and wrong when i read TA's do more than teachers Hmm glad it isnt true will look into it further on www.openstudycollege.com/teaching-assistant_courses.html got to save for the courses first so still plenty of time to decide also what ones do i need to do ? there are a lot of them on this website unsure of which ones are best for money value and getting the most out of them Confused

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dotdotdotmustdash · 11/09/2014 21:51

I've been a trained nurse and a college lecturer and now I'm a TA on much, much less income than I had before. Why? Because I don't bring any of my job home. I arrive with the children, deliver care and support to the children and leave with the children at the end of the school day. The Teachers have all the responsibility, the planning, the accountability, the dealing with parents and the constant monitoring. That's how they earn their money.

I've been there and done it. I miss the salary but I don't miss the job.

Momrule · 06/11/2024 23:46

natureplantar101 · 04/09/2014 01:22

Thanks for the reply :) i thought it seemed a bit bitchy and wrong when i read TA's do more than teachers Hmm glad it isnt true will look into it further on www.openstudycollege.com/teaching-assistant_courses.html got to save for the courses first so still plenty of time to decide also what ones do i need to do ? there are a lot of them on this website unsure of which ones are best for money value and getting the most out of them Confused

Hi, I had a similar issue in not knowing the right course to do.

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