Teaching assistant

What is the primary role of a teaching assistant?

• Assisting students with homework

• Providing emotional support to students

• Supporting the teacher in the classroom

• Organising school events

Why is safeguarding important for teaching assistants?

• To increase workload

• To promote student welfare and safety

• To limit student creativity

• To encourage independence

What is a teaching assistant responsible for in terms of feedback?

• Giving feedback to students on their progress

• Providing feedback to parents only

• Receiving feedback from students

• Ignoring feedback altogether

How can teaching assistants support students' emotional wellbeing?

• . By ignoring emotional issues

• By encouraging students to suppress their emotions

• By providing a safe and supportive environment

• By dismissing students' feelings

What should teaching assistants do if they suspect a safeguarding issue?

• Keep it to themselves

• Report it to the appropriate person in line with school policy

• Share it on social media

• Take matters into their own hands

How can teaching assistants help improve students' learning experience?

• By completing cleaning duties

• By providing additional support and resources

• Only focussing on play ground duty

• By planning more physical activites

Why is it important for teaching assistants to maintain professional boundaries with students?

• To develop personal relationships with students

• To avoid conflicts of interest

• To share personal information with students

• To become their friends

How can safeguarding training benefit teaching assistants in their role?

• By increasing their workload

• By limiting their interactions with students

• By equipping them with knowledge and skills to protect students

• By ignoring safeguarding procedures

How should teaching assistants provide constructive feedback to students?

• By being overly critical

• By ignoring areas of improvement

• By offering specific and actionable advice

• By praising everything the student does
  
  

What can teaching assistants do to support their own emotional wellbeing?

• Avoid seeking help from colleagues

• Ignore their own emotions

• Seek support from school staff or a counsellor

• Suppress their feelings