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Review score
92
Evidence
89%
Words
294

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Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts294 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 3 of 9 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • Credentials have their own sectionPaediatric First Aid (12 hours), Team Teach Positive Behaviour Training, each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Grace Mensah
Teaching Assistant
grace.mensah@example.com · +44 7700 900263 · Leeds, UK · linkedin.com/in/gracemensah
SUMMARY

Level 3 teaching assistant with six years in EYFS and KS1, including 1:1 support for pupils with EHCPs. Runs phonics and reading interventions. Enhanced DBS on the update service, paediatric first aid and Team Teach trained.

EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant (SEND)
2022 – Present
Kirkstall Primary School · Leeds, UK
  • Support a Year 1 class of 30 and give 1:1 support to an autistic pupil with an EHCP; he met 5 of his 6 annual EHCP targets last year.
  • Run daily Read Write Inc. phonics groups for 8 pupils; 7 of them passed the phonics screening check in June.
  • Deliver speech and language programmes set by the therapist to 4 pupils, recording progress each week for the SENCo.
  • Cover lunch duty and the morning door, following safeguarding procedures and logging concerns on CPOMS.
Classroom Assistant
2019 – 2022
Roundhay Park Primary · Leeds, UK
  • Prepared resources and small-group work for a Reception class of 28 under the EYFS framework.
  • Ran Numicon number groups for 6 pupils, lifting 5 of them to the expected level by the end of Reception.
  • Supported positive behaviour plans for 3 pupils, cutting their classroom exits from about 4 a week to 1.
Nursery Practitioner
2017 – 2019
Little Acorns Nursery · Bradford, UK
  • Kept learning journals for a key group of 9 children and shared updates with families every half term.
  • Planned weekly early-reading and sensory sessions for 2 to 4 year olds across a 40-place setting.
EDUCATION
Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning
2018 – 2019
Leeds City College · Leeds, UK
CERTIFICATIONS
Paediatric First Aid (12 hours), St John Ambulance
2024
Team Teach Positive Behaviour Training, Team Teach
2023
SKILLS
Safeguarding: safeguarding, child protection, enhanced DBS, Prevent, CPOMS
SEND: SEND, EHCP, 1:1 support, autism, speech and language, ELSA
Learning support: phonics, Read Write Inc., Numicon, interventions, small groups, progress records
Layout

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Teaching assistant resumes fail when they read like a love of children and nothing else. A school business manager screens for the key stage, the support you gave, SEND experience, safeguarding training and a clear DBS. The template above names the groups you ran and what moved, and the score on this page is real proof-engine output.

Teaching assistant resume summary example

Target roleTeaching Assistant
SummaryLevel 3 teaching assistant with six years in EYFS and KS1, including 1:1 support for pupils with EHCPs. Runs phonics and reading interventions. Enhanced DBS on the update service, paediatric first aid and Team Teach trained.
9 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • EYFS
  • KS1
  • 1:1 support
  • phonics
  • reading
  • interventions
  • enhanced DBS
  • paediatric first aid
  • Team Teach

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Why most teaching assistants don't get the call

Skills and keywords for a teaching assistant resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Safeguarding & checks

  • safeguarding
  • enhanced DBS
  • child protection
  • paediatric first aid
  • Prevent
  • Keeping Children Safe in Education

SEND support

  • SEND
  • EHCP
  • 1:1 support
  • autism
  • speech and language
  • SENCo
  • ELSA
  • Team Teach

Learning support

  • phonics
  • Read Write Inc.
  • small groups
  • interventions
  • Numicon
  • reading
  • EYFS
  • KS1

Qualifications & classroom

  • Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning
  • classroom preparation
  • behaviour support
  • progress records
  • lunch duty
  • cover supervision

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why the DBS is in the summary

    Safer recruitment rules make it a first check. Naming an enhanced DBS on the update service saves the school a question and puts you ahead of applicants who leave it out.

  2. Why each intervention has a result

    Ran phonics groups describes the duty. Pupils who passed the phonics screening check after your group show it worked, and gives an interviewer something to ask about.

  3. Why SEND work is specific

    Supporting SEN pupils is on every TA resume. An EHCP, the need, the strategy you used and the target met separate real 1:1 experience from a line copied off a job advert.

Teaching assistant resume questions

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What skills should I put on a teaching assistant resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For a teaching assistant that often includes safeguarding, enhanced DBS, SEND, EHCP, phonics and Read Write Inc.. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write a teaching assistant resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this teaching assistant resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Clean, Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this teaching assistant resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

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