Teaching Assistant Interview Questions and Tips

It's important to be relax and don't look very nervous on a Teaching Assistant interview. You will probably start your interview with a reading task. The competition is really high for these type of jobs so once you secure an interview then it's best to be well prepared for it.

• Why do you want to be a Teaching Assistant?


• What is your experience with SEN and what makes you able to work with children with additional needs, what qualities do you have?


• What is your role as a TA in the classroom...how will you work with the teacher?


• How do you work well in a team?


• would you do if a child told you they needed to tell you something secret but she/he made you promise not to tell anyone


• What is the role of a Teaching Assistant?


• How would you define a Learning Disability?


• What do you understand about the role?


• Why are you a great candidate for this role?


• Tell me about yourself


• Why do you want this role?


• How would you support a child to make progress?


• What could you bring to the life of the school?

There will definetely be Safeguarding question for you and you can also expect a role play for this Safeguarding question.

More role play / scenarios:

• What would you do if you were supporting a child and they refused to do their work?


• What would you do if you disagreed with an action the class teacher had taken?


• How would you support a child who was disruptive in class?

Behaviour management questions will be about School policies and how important for you to follow them.