TA - Mrs J

Teaching Assistant, Studying MA Education with early childhood

[TA - Mrs J @TAsecret12]

It’s the children who will suffer once the TAs look for new employment.

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@HHlta @gfreeman2012 @sencochat Congratulations

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@Rachel97687043 @LoungeLou Shocking isn’t it. I think we need a bit of PPA time.

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I will be no longer working in education. The pay was not enough to meet my family’s needs so moving on. I am now the fourth TA to leave my school and only one has been replaced. I despair for the children with additional needs who are not having their needs met in mainstream.

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@Michell96113975 I am looking forward to holidays during term term. Not been abroad since 2002, never been able to afford to go during school holidays. My children that are almost adults have never neen on a plane, could never take them out of school because I would be working.

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@CambridgeHilary Thank you

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@L1nda66 Every word is true

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@AFamilyUK Thank you

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@speshmagiclady I think you need experience to support children with SEN, to many young people are thrown in at the deep end.

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@MrTeece_ We tried to recruit last year for the children but no one stayed. So I took over the support of 4 children with EHCPs, been with them nearly a year followed then up. It breaks my heart to leave them probably with no support but needs must for my family.

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@AnnaTomasik_22 Thank you

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@_missmac1 Oh my gosh, that is terrible. The children are being badly let down even though we do our best.

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@Bluesandwhites7 Thank you. I have been a TA for a very long time. Education has changed so much in recent years and not for the better.

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@secretlifeofta It was very difficult especially with so many TAs leaving and I fear for the children with additional needs that I support. Last year we went through so many supply TAs before I took over supporting them.

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@LoungeLou This is so true, no time to prepare unless I get in early or leave late. I probably do about 5-7hours overtime a week. But I do it for the children. I want to make sure I am properly resourced and prepared.

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@outoftheindigo Thank you

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@T_Aprimary Working with families

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@claireypants Wishing you luck too

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@shanewa81979064 @5_News @mrdanwalker @NAHTnews Pay is very big reason but also some TAs are physically and verbally assaulted everyday. Awful parents are another reason too, they seem to think it is perfectly acceptable to abuse TAs across the playground. TAs are also expected to teach whole classes on their own.

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@Hannah_Digest Yes, Sen TA should get an allowance as we quite often plan, prepare and assess. The class teacher rely on our feedback and knowledge of the children when they complete their assessments and for parents evenings.