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Originally Posted by sparkie
One of the best things you can do is to actually go into the schools you would like to teach in with a cv and letter of application in hand and ask to speak to the person in charge of hiring teaching assistants. Face to face contact is always better than the phone.
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Sparkie
Sorry - but it's not the best advice!
Drop a line or call your local school to see if they require any volunteers as this will give you an insight into the work of a TA and also you mauy see how different schools operate
In applying for posts if you can show that you've actually worked in a school albeit as a volunteer this will assist you
The Globe Centre will not be able to assist with your enquiry as HR is based in Preston however contact Kate Armstrong in the Recruitment and Retention Team via the County Hall switchboard she will assist with possible courses
As for the LCC website there are TA posts advertised but there are not lots of them when you consider the website has 600+ schools. These posts are in heavy demand being term time only
Similarly a lot of posts never get to advert as schools are faced with losing staff will try and protect their current staff who may be faced with losing hours etc
hope this helps and good luck