- Theability to work as part of a team.
- Theability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups of children,teachers, parents and other members of staff.
- Theability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachersand other members of staff.
- Theability to accept guidance and direction from teachers.
- Theability to distinguish between the roles and responsibilities of the teachingassistant and the teacher.
- Theability to keep written records and support the development of pupils’ literacyand numeracy skills with confidence.
- Awarenessof how pupils learn and the various factors which affect their learning.
- Awarenessof the need to show respect and value pupils as individuals.
- Anunderstanding of and commitment to inclusive education.
- Awillingness to undertake paid training in normal contractual hours to developjob-related skills and to work towards an NVQ level 3 qualification (or itsequivalent).
- Asympathetic approach to parents and an understanding of the need forconfidentiality.
- Beprepared to work throughout the school with any age group.
- Theability to adapt to differing environments within the school and to the needsof different children.
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