ABSTRACT
IN THE PAST, teaching assistants (TAs) were often appointed in an informal way, such as when the need arose to support a special pupil, or when a bit of extra funding came the way of the school. It is now recognised widely that a TA’s post should be properly advertised, with job descriptions and conditions of service available, interviews should be held and the successful candidates should be inducted into becoming a full member of the school staff team. This means that it should be much easier for you to find out beforehand what being a TA will entail. You should also be inducted into and as supported in that post as any other member of staff.
