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Teaching Assistant resume example

Teaching assistants support learning one student and one group at a time. Show the age groups you work with, any special-educational-needs experience, and specific ways you helped pupils progress.

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Teaching Assistant resume summary example

Patient, organised teaching assistant with 3 years in primary schools, specialising in pupils with special educational needs. Run phonics interventions that moved 80% of my group to their expected level within two terms.

Notice the pattern: title and years of experience, then the strongest result with a number. See more in resume summary examples.

Experience bullet examples for a teaching assistant

  • Provide one-to-one and small-group support for 8 pupils with EHCPs across Years 2–4
  • Deliver daily phonics interventions; 80% of pupils reached the expected standard within two terms
  • Adapt resources with the class teacher and SENCo and track progress against EHCP targets
  • Lead lunchtime and after-school clubs for 30 pupils
  • Supported a Reception class of 30, including early-language and behaviour support

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a teaching assistant resume

SEN supportPhonics (Read Write Inc.)Behaviour managementEHCP targetsSmall-group interventionSafeguardingMakatonProgress tracking

Keywords that appear in teaching assistant job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real teaching assistant listings — use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

classroom supportspecial educational needsSENbehaviour managementsafeguardingphonicsinterventionslearning supportlesson preparationone-to-one supportteamworkprogress tracking

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Tips for writing a teaching assistant resume

  1. Name the key stages or age groups you have supported.
  2. Interventions with measurable progress are the most persuasive evidence you can include.
  3. List safeguarding and first-aid training — schools check for them.

Questions

What skills should I put on a teaching assistant resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For teaching assistant roles, common ones include SEN support, Phonics (Read Write Inc.), Behaviour management, EHCP targets, Small-group intervention, Safeguarding, Makaton, Progress tracking.

How long should a teaching assistant resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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