Educational support assistants

£12,480 Average salary at age 20

£20,800 Average Salary

29 Average hours per week

Description

Educational support assistants work with teachers to provide one-to-one support for children with particular learning needs.

Supports schoolwork under teacher’s supervision;
Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence;
Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance;
Implements care programmes, as appropriate;
Helps and encourages child to communicate;
Attends to child’s physical needs;
Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.

Academic qualifications may be required by some employers, although entry is possible with relevant experience alone. CRB clearance is mandatory.

What Educational support assistants studied in higher education
Occupation	Percentage Value
(L4) Social policy	1
(L7) Human & social geography	1
(G1) Mathematics	1
(W2) Design studies	1
(L3) Sociology	3
(C1) Biology	1
(C8) Psychology	16
(W1) Fine art	2
(X9) Others in education	1
(W3) Music	2
(F8) Physical geographical sciences	1
(W8) Imaginative writing	1
(W6) Cinematics & photography	1
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry	1
(Q3) English studies	7
(L2) Politics	1
(B6) Aural & oral sciences	1
(B7) Nursing	1
(R1) French studies	1
(L9) Others in social studies	1
(W4) Drama	3
(M1) Law by area	1
(M2) Law by topic	1
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine	1
(B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology	1
(V5) Philosophy	1
(F3) Physics	1
(Q1) Linguistics	1
(N1) Business studies	1
(X3) Academic studies in education	18
(L5) Social work	6
(V6) Theology & religious studies	1
(X1) Training teachers	4
(C6) Sport & exercise science	5
(P3) Media studies	1
(V1) History by period	4
(L6) Anthropology	1
(W5) Dance	1

141800 Workforce Size

5.40% Predicted growth 2024 - 2027

20309 Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027