Well?
I am looking forward to it funnily enough.
I am looking forward to it funnily enough.
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Ooh I didn't know you were a clever clogs 
I go back on Thursday - but we broke up two days later than everybody else 
Doesn't your maternity leave start soon scatts?
quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Ooh I didn't know you were a clever clogs
Am only a teacher assistant.
Mind you it is bloody hard work!
quote:Originally posted by scatterby:
I go back on Thursday - but we broke up two days later than everybody else
Oooh you were robbed.
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Ooh I didn't know you were a clever clogs
Am only a teacher assistant.
Mind you it is bloody hard work!
I'll bet , Aila is enough
quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Doesn't your maternity leave start soon scatts?
It does - a week on Friday - so I go back for one week and two days
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by scatterby:
I go back on Thursday - but we broke up two days later than everybody else
Oooh you were robbed.
I know
quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
I'll bet , Aila is enough
Aila is adorable...
My kids will be yr 4, 8-9 yr olds. Very different to yr 6 last year....these are babies.
I am training day 
- I am in a comprehensive - our TA'S or LSA'S go back wednesday
Must be honest - it will be nice to have a routine again
- I am in a comprehensive - our TA'S or LSA'S go back wednesdayMust be honest - it will be nice to have a routine again
quote:Originally posted by scatterby:quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Doesn't your maternity leave start soon scatts?
It does - a week on Friday - so I go back for one week and two days
Yay!!!
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
I'll bet , Aila is enough
Aila is adorable...
My kids will be yr 4, 8-9 yr olds. Very different to yr 6 last year....these are babies.
Sounds elderly to me
quote:Originally posted by scatterby:quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Doesn't your maternity leave start soon scatts?
It does - a week on Friday - so I go back for one week and two days
Oh how brilliant.
What do you do?
quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Sounds elderly to me
Well yeah...they would.
Am really excited.
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Ooh I didn't know you were a clever clogs
Am only a teacher assistant.
Mind you it is bloody hard work!
I am head of learning support and in charge of LSA'S - ALL: LSA'S are fantastic and we couldn't do without them - you do work very hard
quote:Originally posted by rosgirl:
I am training day
Must be honest - it will be nice to have a routine again
What do you do?
We have training Tuesday and Wednesday, on Wednesday we're going to a spa place for our training.
quote:Originally posted by rosgirl:
I am head of learning support and in charge of LSA'S - ALL: LSA'S are fantastic and we couldn't do without them - you do work very hard
I know..no one told me before I started!
And thanks
Holiday over too soon eh hun?
You guys do a wonderful job
You guys do a wonderful job
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by rosgirl:
I am training day
Must be honest - it will be nice to have a routine again
What do you do?
We have training Tuesday and Wednesday, on Wednesday we're going to a spa place for our training.
Posted above -I am head of learning support in a large comp + teach English to 11-16 year olds
TA'S or LSA'S as we call them are fantastic - you work really hard
quote:Originally posted by Veggieburger:
Holiday over too soon eh hun?
You guys do a wonderful job
I think I've had enough rest to be honest Veggie.
And I know
quote:Originally posted by rosgirl:
Posted above -I am head of learning support in a large comp + teach English to 11-16 year olds
TA'S or LSA'S as we call them are fantastic - you work really hard
Yes sorry, I had already posted when you posted.
I'm only in Primary...I would brick myself in a Secondary.
And am sure you work really hard too
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by Veggieburger:
Holiday over too soon eh hun?
You guys do a wonderful job
I think I've had enough rest to be honest Veggie.
And I know
a friend of mine is an educational psychologist and is head of - well I'm not sure of the title - but she is in charge of all the provision for the kids with problems at a local school in a bad catchment area.
She finds it exhausting but really rewarding - and she is always bigging up the TA's.
She keeps trying to get me to give it a go as she thinks I would be great at it, but I don't have the patience anymore.
Not to mention having to deal with the parents
quote:Originally posted by Veggieburger:
a friend of mine is an educational psychologist and is head of - well I'm not sure of the title - but she is in charge of all the provision for the kids with problems at a local school in a bad catchment area.
She finds it exhausting but really rewarding - and she is always bigging up the TA's.
She keeps trying to get me to give it a go as she thinks I would be great at it, but I don't have the patience anymore.
Not to mention having to deal with the parents
We have a lady that does that in our school as well, I don't know what her title is either. She's one of the nicest people in the school and the kids are very lucky to have her.
You should give it a go, we don't deal with parents at all, only teachers and heads do.
Don't you have to have specific qualifications?
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Veggieburger:
We have a lady that does that in our school as well, I don't know what her title is either. She's one of the nicest people in the school and the kids are very lucky to have her.
You should give it a go, we don't deal with parents at all, only teachers and heads do.
I still don't think I have the patience anymore tbh. I used to sit her kids and one of them ( he was adopted) had all sorts of problems. they could never keep a babysitter until me.
He's 19 now and still calls me his second mum lol
i work in a secondary school but am not a teacher or a t.a.....
back in for prep wednesday.....then kick off on thursday...
back in for prep wednesday.....then kick off on thursday...
quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Don't you have to have specific qualifications?
No not at all - personality , reliability , flexibility and not being phased by the kids are the qualities needed
Some do have degrees etc - but not many + ours have the opportunity to do courses etc + CACHE 3- NVQ level 3
quote:Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Don't you have to have specific qualifications?
Not for a teacher assistant. It's all about whether you have the right personality traits they want, well it was in my case.
And a clean CRB.
Plus my kids are/were at the school so have known the place for a few years.
When I applied I was jumped upon by the assistant head....she said you took your time to apply. We've been watching you for a year!
Thursday. I'm looking forward to it. I'm working with one teacher I've had a job share( 2 teachers) for the past 2 years. It's exhausting.
quote:Originally posted by spongebob squarepants:
i work in a secondary school but am not a teacher or a t.a.....
back in for prep wednesday.....then kick off on thursday...
Have you ever thought about becoming a ta, I think you'd be brilliant.
quote:Originally posted by bringbackthechickens:
Thursday. I'm looking forward to it. I'm working with one teacher I've had a job share( 2 teachers) for the past 2 years. It's exhausting.
It is indeed but rewarding.
quote:Originally posted by Veggieburger:
I still don't think I have the patience anymore tbh. I used to sit her kids and one of them ( he was adopted) had all sorts of problems. they could never keep a babysitter until me.
He's 19 now and still calls me his second mum lol
Aww how lovely.
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by Veggieburger:
I still don't think I have the patience anymore tbh. I used to sit her kids and one of them ( he was adopted) had all sorts of problems. they could never keep a babysitter until me.
He's 19 now and still calls me his second mum lol
Aww how lovely.
AWWWW what a lovely story - you would make a brilliant LSA
I used to be a parent helper in my children's classes in primary school - used to go in one afternoon a week.
LSAs are amazing - there is no way I could cope with all those children all the time.
Have a good first few days all you LSAs TAs and, of course, teachers.
And, if you teach my daughter, please make her pass her GCSEs this year. Ta
LSAs are amazing - there is no way I could cope with all those children all the time.
Have a good first few days all you LSAs TAs and, of course, teachers.
And, if you teach my daughter, please make her pass her GCSEs this year. Ta
quote:Originally posted by rosgirl:
AWWWW what a lovely story - you would make a brilliant LSA
Thanks Ros (and Q)
I do like kids actually and seem to have a rapport with the difficult ones for some reason.
But I don't think that I would like the school setting tbh
Us north of the border lot are already back. Feels like it should be end of term already!
quote:Originally posted by Slinkiwitchx:
Us north of the border lot are already back. Feels like it should be end of term already!
Oh when you dud you start and when do you break up again?
quote:Originally posted by queenshaks:quote:Originally posted by spongebob squarepants:
i work in a secondary school but am not a teacher or a t.a.....
back in for prep wednesday.....then kick off on thursday...
Have you ever thought about becoming a ta, I think you'd be brilliant.
yeah i did q.got an interview and they made me feel an inch high cos i had no qualifactions.despite me telling them that on my application..
apparently i was 'the right sort of person.just had no qualifications'.....
and thanks for saying that you think i'd be good at it... xxxx....
quote:Originally posted by spongebob squarepants:
yeah i did q.got an interview and they made me feel an inch high cos i had no qualifactions.despite me telling them that on my application..
apparently i was 'the right sort of person.just had no qualifications'.....
and thanks for saying that you think i'd be good at it... xxxx....
Arses!
Try another school?xxx