hi there everybody my name is Richard
McMunn from the interview training
company past my interview comm and in
this tutorial I'm gonna teach you how to
pass a teaching assistant interview now
it does not matter which school or
educational establishment you have your
teaching assistant interview with I
promise you the tips the guidance and
more importantly the interview questions
and answers I will provide you with
during this tutorial will make a huge
difference to your preparation so please
do stick around and watch from beginning
to end and also make sure you take notes
now before I get into those important
tips and questions and answers a very
warm welcome to this training tutorial
my name is Richard McMunn that's me
there in the center I've been helping
people to prepare and pass their
interviews for many years now in fact
it's almost 20 years and I always focus
on giving you top-scoring
answers that's my sole aim to make sure
you pass your interview on that basis
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now what we need to do during your
answers to the teaching assistant
interviews to make sure you demonstrate
the following skills and qualities these
are really important you have to
demonstrate you are entirely focused on
supporting the teacher in delivering
outstanding lessons and teaching you
also must be capable of creating and
managing lesson plans and I'll go into
more detail about that as we progress
through this tutorial also ensuring and
this is important all aspects of the
class and the lesson plans are safe
clean and secure also responding quickly
and efficiently to all requests that are
made by the teacher that you are
assisting on also understanding and
working towards the educational
curriculum and the educational
establishments of objectives so don't
worry about those five specific specific
things because I'm going to actually
encompass them in to the answers that
I'm going to give you an impression for
your interview so let's get straight
into those teaching assistant
interview questions and answers now the
first question tell me about yourself
and the skills and qualities you possess
there will make you a good teaching
assistant so let's take a look at my
suggested answer and the purpose here
because this will most probably be the
first question during your interview
that tell me about yourself question we
need to make sure it is exceptionally
strong okay and as a way to do that
here's my suggested answer I am a
professional studious and supportive
employee who always works hard to
achieve the daily tasks and duties that
are put in front of me I'm very
passionate about education and I've been
working towards becoming a teaching
assistant for a number of years now now
in order to prepare for this role I have
studied hard and assess the person
specification in detail to make sure I
have the skills and attributes needed to
meet the minimum standards necessary I
believe I would make a great teaching
assistant because I'm patient I would be
fully supportive of the teacher or
teachers I am assisting I am a strong
planner an organizer a dedicated worker
and I would always put the education of
the pupils and students I'm involved
with at the heart of everything I do I
feel confident that if you employ me as
your teaching assistant you'll be
impressed with my caring and
enthusiastic nature and also my strong
work ethics and values now that is a
very strong answer to that question and
it gets you off on the right footing and
anybody can use that obviously providing
you believe in those skills qualities
and attributes but I recommend you study
that and use it during your your
teaching assistant interview now of
course you can either take a note of
these or if you stick around I will tell
you where you can download these and
other teaching assistant interview
questions and answers as I progress
let's move on to the next teaching
assistant interview questions so why do
you want to become a teaching assistant
you know what motivates you to be a
teaching assistant now obviously it
needs to be centered on education you
know your passion for this role and for
making a difference and to the pupils
lives that you are working alongside so
let's take a look at another strong
answer to this question I want to become
a teaching assistant for three specific
reasons firstly I want to work
the type of role where I get to make a
positive difference to people's daily
lives now as a teaching assistant I will
get to see the impact of my work through
supporting the teacher in their aim
whilst providing exceptional education
and development now secondly I do not
want to work in the type of role where I
am sat behind a desk performing
monotonous duties now whilst the Dupre
shape there will be repetitive duties to
carry out as a teaching assistant I like
the fact I will get to be creative in
helping the teacher develop and deliver
interesting and informative lesson plans
finally I prefer to work in the type of
environment where I get the opportunity
to personally grow improve and develop
whilst learning from other people and
the teaching assistant position ticks a
lot of boxes for me and it is something
I plan to do for a long period of time
if I am successful so that's another
concise logical and strong response
that's you know loaded with lots of
positive keywords and statements and I
always teach people that when answering
interview questions is to use positive
words and phrases because they will
resonate positively with the interview
panel let's have a look at another
teaching assistant interview question
now what do you think your duties will
include as a teaching assistant and this
particular question assesses your
knowledge of the role for example have
you read the Job Description have you
read the person specification so I've
already done that for you and here is my
sample answer the key duties and
responsibilities of a teaching assistant
are many and varied and as such you need
a flexible and adaptable approach to
your work I would be required to assist
the teacher in the preparation of
lessons lesson plans and also making
sure the relevant teaching aids and
resources were ready and available when
required maintaining accurate pupil
records and details of their progress
would be another important aspect of the
role I would need to ensure the
classroom was safe clean and fit for use
prior to the pupils entering the room I
would be required to support the lead
teacher in respect of the learning
schedule and also support them in
meeting the requirements of the
educational curriculum for that
particular term I would also be required
to support the teacher in providing
appropriate remedial training for
students or pupils who require
additional help and also
inform the teacher if I see any issues
that give me cause for concern finally I
would need to uphold and maintain the
strong standards and the rules and
procedures laid down by the school and
always follow the relevant code of
conduct and guidance was supporting the
teacher in his or her duties now that
response demonstrates that you've looked
into detail about what the role of a
teaching assistant in bowls and and
you're fully prepared for what will what
will happen and in particular your
duties whilst performing out the role
now I'm gonna give you another couple of
questions so please do stick around bye
if you want to download the full set of
teaching a system interview questions
and answers there is a link that's
appeared right there in the top right
hand corner of the screen if you click
that it will take you through to my
website where you can download the full
set of teaching assistant interview
questions and answers so let's move on
to the next question why do you want to
work for our school as a teaching
assistant now I understand there'll be
two types of school you will apply for
as a teaching assistant one there is a
strong performing school or educational
establishment and one that requires
improvement so what I plan to do is to
give you two sample responses for those
people who firstly are applying to be a
teaching assistant at a school that's
performing well and secondly one that's
not performing so well and it has
challenges ahead so let's take a look at
the first answer which is a strong
performing school for the simple reason
you have an outstanding reputation for
delivering strong educational results I
want to learn from the best and be in an
environment where the school constantly
strives to improve if I'm in this type
of environment where the school puts the
education and welfare of its pupils at
the heart of everything they do I will
become a brilliant teaching assistant
working for your school will mean I am
continually progressing in the role and
I will always get great job satisfaction
from being in a teaching assistant who
is making a positive difference to
people's daily lives and their futures
so that's a response that's relevant to
a school that is strong performing let's
now take a look at one that requires
improvement here we go I would like to
work in a school where I can make a
positive difference through my work
supporting the teacher in the creation
and delivery of lesson plans I prefer to
work in a challenging environment
where I get the opportunity to put
forward innovative and creative ideas to
help the pupils and students get the
most from their lessons I understand
that the education sector is under
immense pressure right now and it's
really important for teachers to get the
support they need but it's also tough
for teachers to fulfill all of their
teaching obligations whilst also having
so many other factors to consider whilst
teaching and performing their day to day
activities I feel as a teaching
assistants at your school I'll be able
to make a positive contribution to the
teachers daily work through my
enthusiastic and positive attitude
towards everything I do whilst at work
so that is demonstrating that you
understand that the schools got
challenges you're not referring to them
directly and I don't recommend you do
but you are explaining there that you
understand that the education sector is
under immense pressure and you are
essentially there to help out and
support them to improve but again you're
using positive keywords and phrases
which i think is really really important
what steps would you take to support the
teacher in the creation and delivery of
their lesson plans so you need a bit of
understanding about lesson plans in it
so here's my suggested answer first and
foremost I would listen to the teacher
obtain a full brief on what they needed
from me whilst in the role of teaching a
system
I would then create a plan of action
based on what I needed to do each day to
support the teacher based on their needs
from my own perspective I would offer
creative suggestions for how the lesson
plans might be created whilst also
offering to put together any visual
presentations to assist them in the
delivery of each lesson plan I could
also offer to source any relevant
resources the teacher might need to
enhance their lesson and help get across
the relevant teaching points now during
the lesson itself I would watch and take
note of any pupils who may require
assistance in their learning and
development and in particular how I
could assist them in understanding the
lesson or the learning point above all I
would ensure the work that I carried out
was in line with the current curriculum
and the educational program for that
particular term so that's another
stronger answer and it shows that you
really have thought about how you would
support the teacher in the creation and
delivery of their lesson plan so if you
want to download the full set there's
many more questions that I will go
through in this guide if you click the
link below the video or go direct to my
website pass my interview comm
you can get a copy of those so the links
there below the video or in the top
right-hand corner if you click that it
will take you through to my website
where you can get the full list of
interview questions and you can also you
have the opportunity to get the answers
as well thank you very much for watching
I hope you've enjoyed that and the
answers that I provide a concise they're
clear and they're in-depth owners are
saying they include lots of positive
keywords and phrases that will help you
to come across as a strong candidate and
I hope you've enjoyed that and I wish
you all the very best for becoming a
teaching assistant if you have any
questions stick them in the comment
section below and I'll be more than
happy to answer them thanks for watching
and I hope you have a brilliant day
thank you