3 Teaching assistant or assistant teacher?

As we have indicated, volunteers often spend time in schools assisting teachers, and teaching assistants are sometimes employed without necessarily having any specific training (although, increasingly, once they start working in school, in-service training is provided for them). However, volunteers and salaried support staff often have relevant informal experience, transferable abilities and intuitive skills that can support the work they do in schools, and will help the learning and development of children, particularly in large classes.