Teaching Assistant Interview Questions
Questions about the role of a teaching assistant
- Why do you want to be a teaching assistant?
- What skills and experience do you have working with children?
- What do you think the day-to-day tasks of a teaching assistant are?
- Why do you think teaching assistants are a valuable asset to the school?
- How do you think you’ll find working as a teaching assistant rewarding?
- What challenges do you expect to face working as a teaching assistant?
Questions about the school & ethos
- Why do you want to work at this school?
- Do you have a personal connection with the school? For example, did you or members of your family attend this school?
- How do you think you’d complement and contribute to the school’s culture and ethos?
Questions about your experience, skills and personality
- What experience do you have working with children?
- What are some of the things you enjoy about working with children?
- Could you tell us about a positive experience you had working with a group of children?
- Do you find it easy to communicate with children?