Please note this CV is fictitious and purely to be used as a model for Teaching Assistant CV writing Curriculum Vitae - Stephanie

Robinson - Teaching Assistant PERSONAL PROFILE (this should be 2 or 3 paragraphs, around half a side of A4 and include information under the following 2 headings) Relevant Experience and Qualifications Include your highest relevant qualification and a brief account of your relevant work and voluntary experience. Include details of any experience you have with planning, implementing activities, monitoring progress and providing feedback and provide examples where possible. In your previous/ current role how have you supported Pupils, Teachers, the School or Nursery as a whole and how have you supported the Curriculum and the use of ICT. Be specific in the duties you have carried out which have provided support and been valuable to the setting, for example: supporting planned inclusion programmes; maintaining records and providing administrative support; working within school policies; helping to establish relationships with parents and outside organisations; helping to deliver the curriculum - how have you achieved this in the past? Don't forget placements and voluntary work as well as paid employment. Key Achievements/ Unique Qualities Mention any training you have undertaken which is relevant to the role, eg. First Aid, Moving and Handling, Speech and Language Training etc. What is your commitment to continuously developing your knowledge and skills? Do you have any success stories or career achievements that you can mention at this point, for example: success with a particular pupil or helping the class or the school to improve or succeed - provide examples. How did you add value to your previous settings and how will you add value to other settings in the future. Mention any additional languages spoken and experience with EAL, for example. Here you may also mention any relevant hobbies/ extra curricular activities such as swimming coaching, playing a musical instrument etc. Qualifications 09/2002- 06/2004 Blackburn College NVQ Level 2 in Childcare and Education 09/1998 - 06/2000 Runshaw College A Levels awarded in: English (A), French (B), History (B) 09/1993 - 06/1998 Chorley High School GCSEs Awarded in: English Lang (A) English Lit (A), French (A), History (A), Geography (C), Dual Award Science (C,C), IT (B), Maths (B) Teaching Assistant Work Experience (for each setting, give brief examples of how you supported Pupils, Teaching staff, the whole School/ Nursery and the Curriculum)

09/2007- Present Lancashire Teaching Agency TA2 Carried out various placements on supply including: 3 month placement at Hillside School, supporting pupils with SEN and Autism. Sickness cover within a year 4 class, supporting the class teacher with activities, helping to deliver the curriculum and including all pupils in the activities, this involved 1:1 and group support.

09/2005 - 08/2007 Churchtown Primary School TA 2 2 years spent working at a local primary school in Lancashire. 850 pupils. Responsibilities and achievements included: General classroom assistant work Worked with Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children Taking small groups for numeracy and literacy Lunchtime cover Admin tasks such as photocopying and wall displays. 09/2004 - 08/2005 Rascals Nursery Working as part of a team to ensure that the individual needs of the children were met. Working with children from the ages of 2-3 Following Birth to 3 framework Supervising children 1:1 work with a specific child with special needs (autism). 09/2002- 06/2004 NVQ Placements Chorley High School Carried out general classroom support with Key Stage 3 children Preston Primary School General classroom assistant work and 1:1 bi- lingual support for Key Stage 1 Busy Bears Nursery Helping plan and carry out activities for nursery children. Courses and Training Attended March 2008 January 2008 June 2007 May 2007 February 2007 Working with Visually Impaired Children First Aid Child Protection Food Hygiene Manual handling and Back Care

Other Work Experience Summer 2004 Summer 1998 Summer 1997 Lancaster Castle ICON Publishing, Oxford Nanny for a family in Spain Tour Guide Office Assistant

Other Qualifications, Skills and Interests

Competent in word, excel and PowerPoint. Confident user of interactive whiteboard Play violin in local orchestra Enthusiastic cross country runner Attend local theatre group.