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Can I be a teaching assistant without experience?
Can I be a teaching assistant without experience?

We recommend getting teaching experience as a volunteer before looking for teaching assistant work through Zen.

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Written by Eleanor Schneiders
Updated over a week ago

Teaching assistant roles can be quite competitive — schools prefer to hire people who already have experience as a teaching assistant within UK schools.

If you don't yet have teaching assistant experience, we recommend volunteering at a local school so you have some direct experience to put on your CV.

We'd love to help you find TA roles once you have some experience though!

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