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Teaching assistant CV example for UK primary schools: a Level 3 profile, SEND and phonics results, classroom skills and the DBS and training details to list.

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Amira Hussain

Teaching Assistant

Profile

Level 3 qualified Teaching Assistant with over three years' experience supporting Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils in large, diverse primary schools in Bradford. Skilled at delivering Read Write Inc. phonics and precision teaching interventions, and at supporting pupils with SEND, including autism and speech and language needs, one to one and in small groups. Calm, consistent approach to behaviour, confident with parents, and fluent in Urdu and Punjabi, which helps build trust with families who are new to English.

Experience

Teaching Assistant (Level 3)Sep 2024 – Present
Brookfield Primary Academy, Bradford

Class-based teaching assistant in a three-form-entry primary school of 630 pupils, working in Year 2 and leading afternoon interventions across Key Stage 1.

  • Deliver daily Read Write Inc. phonics to a group of 8 pupils; 7 of the 8 passed the Year 2 phonics re-check, compared with 3 who were on track at the start of the year
  • Run 10-minute precision teaching sessions for 12 pupils in Years 2 and 3, raising average sight-word recall from 38 to 81 words in two terms
  • Provide one-to-one support for a pupil with an EHCP for autism, using visual timetables and Zones of Regulation; playground incidents fell from around 4 a week to fewer than 1
  • Cover the class for planned PPA time twice a week, teaching from the class teacher's plans and keeping the routines pupils rely on
  • Translate and support at parents' evenings and EAL welcome meetings in Urdu and Punjabi for around 15 families each term
  • Record interventions and observations on Arbor and CPOMS, and report any safeguarding concern to the DSL the same day
  • Set up a weekly lunchtime Lego club for 6 pupils working on turn-taking and communication, now part of the SENCO's provision map
  • Run Numicon maths interventions for 5 Year 2 pupils working below age-related expectations; 4 reached the expected standard by the end of the year
Apprentice Teaching AssistantJan 2023 – Aug 2024
Heaton Fields Primary School, Bradford

Completed a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship while working across Reception and Year 1 in a two-form-entry primary school.

  • Supported 30 Reception children with early reading, number and fine motor activities; 74% reached a Good Level of Development, up from 66% the year before
  • Led small-group Talk Boost sessions for 6 children with speech and language delays, with 5 making expected progress by the end of the programme
  • Prepared resources and displays for weekly topics, saving the class teacher around 2 hours of preparation a week
  • Supervised lunchtime play for up to 120 pupils and organised games that reduced fallouts on the Key Stage 1 playground
  • Passed the apprenticeship end-point assessment with Distinction

Skills

  • Phonics (Read Write Inc.)
  • SEND Support
  • Autism Awareness
  • Precision Teaching
  • Behaviour Management
  • Zones of Regulation
  • Small-Group Interventions
  • EAL Support
  • Safeguarding
  • Classroom Cover (PPA)
  • Speech and Language Support
  • Record Keeping (Arbor, CPOMS)
  • Communication with Parents
  • Resource Preparation
  • Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Urdu and Punjabi (fluent)
  • Patience and Resilience
  • Team Working
  • Maths Interventions (Numicon)
  • Reading Comprehension Support

Education

Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship: DistinctionBradford College (2023–2024)
A Levels: Psychology (B), Sociology (B), English Literature (C)Thornbury Park Sixth Form, Bradford (2020–2022)
GCSEs: 9 subjects at grades 9 to 4, including English Language (6) and Maths (5)Thornbury Park Academy, Bradford (2015–2020)

Certifications

  • Enhanced DBS Certificate (on the Update Service)
  • Safeguarding Children Level 2
  • Paediatric First Aid (12 hours)
  • Team Teach Positive Behaviour Training
  • Read Write Inc. Phonics Training
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