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Personal Narrative: My Role As A Teaching Assistant

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My role as a Teaching assistants is to support teachers and help children with their educational and social development in and out of the the classroom. This may mean working one 2 one, with small groups of children or supporting children with SEN or behaviour needs. My role means I have to work closely with teachers to make sure pupils enjoy learning in a safe and caring setting, having excellent interpersonal skills is paramount to the job as I will have to communicate effectively with teachers, pupils and parents.
The roles and tasks I have to undertake will depend on the age of children I have to support, some of my roles will include:

getting the classroom ready for lessons listening to children read, reading to them or telling them
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