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Teaching assistants are hugely important in helping students to feel safe, understood and supported in achieving their potential. Could it be the perfect job for you?

If you're considering a teaching assistant or SEN teaching assistant job, we're here to help. In this blog, we've explored everything you'll need to know before you get started. This includes information about different TA levels, qualifications you'll need and more.

Wondering if now is the time to take the leap into supply teaching? Whether you've been teaching decades, or even if you're just starting out, supply teaching might be the perfect next step for you.

Sure, since we're a supply teaching recruitment agency, you might call us biased. However, because we're passionate about matching the right people with the right roles, we're an honest bunch. So, we've put together a realistic list of some of the benefits of supply teaching.

You may have heard of recruitment consultants but what are recruitment resourcers? Charlotte, one member of our growing resourcing team, explains more about the role that resourcers play in recruitment. 

What is APSCo Compliance+ and how does it impact you? Find out more.

We encourage all of our school and children’s residential staff to add their DBS to the Update Service as soon as it arrives as you only have 30 days after your certificate issue date to register. But why should you register with the Update Service? What are the advantages? Here are the three biggest reasons.

How to reach our Staffordshire-based Cannock office by car, train and bus.

Documents that you'll need to bring to your Smile registration.

Here is a little more info about what you can expect at each stage of your registration with Smile Education.

To make getting here a little easier we’ve put together some handy directions to our Birmingham-based office.

So, you've attended your registration interview with Smile, what happens next?

Planning on registering with our teaching agency, but can’t make it to our offices? Don’t worry - we’ll come to you.