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Educational Support Assistants

Educational support assistants work with teachers to provide one-to-one support for children with particular learning needs.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£8,993
£17,107
£25,280

New workers start around £8,993. Normal pay is £17,107 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £25,280.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 138,588 vacancies for this type of job

2.72%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.

  • Attends to child’s physical needs.

  • Helps and encourages child to communicate.

  • Implements care programmes, as appropriate.

  • Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.

  • Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.

  • Supports schoolwork under teacher’s supervision.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Working With Children

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Classroom Management

  • Due Diligence

  • Mental Health

  • Child Protection

  • Personal Care

  • Learning Support

  • Individualized Education Programs (IEP)

  • Psychology

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Teaching

  • Communication

  • English Language

  • Management

  • Mathematics

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Empathy

  • Resilience

  • Planning

  • Enthusiasm

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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  • Education

    University of Warwick

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Education

    Liverpool Hope University

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 72/72

  • Education

    University of Brighton

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 104/120

  • Education Studies (Top-up)

    University Centre Peterborough

    BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Peterborough · 09/2024

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Education

    University of Gloucestershire

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cheltenham · 16/09/2024

    Tariff points: 96/96

  • Education Studies (Online)

    University of East London

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Distance learning (full-time) · Stratford · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 112/112

  • Early Years (0-8)

    Heart of Worcestershire College

    FD · 3 Years · Part-time · Worcester · 09/2024

    Tariff points: 32/32

  • Teaching and Learning

    University Centre Truro and Penwith

    FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Truro · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 48/48

  • Education Studies

    Bradford College

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bradford · 09/2024

    Tariff points: 80/80

  • Education with Foundation

    University of Plymouth

    BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Plymouth · 16/09/2024

    Tariff points: 32/48

  • Psychology in Education

    University of Bristol

    BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bristol · 09/2024

    Tariff points: N/A