Teaching assistant (TA): skills audit

Use our skills audit to help your teaching assistants (TAs) self-assess to identify their strengths and make plans to nurture their skills. It includes a section for TAs supporting pupils with special educational needs (SEN).

Last reviewed on 22 July 2024
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  1. Download and adapt our skills audit for your TAs

Download and adapt our skills audit for your TAs

Share this skills audit with your TAs to help them assess their skills, knowledge and confidence in key areas. 

It includes sections on TAs' knowledge, skills and attitude, and has:

  • Questions for discussion with TAs' line managers
  • Actions to take for further development
  • A section on working with pupils with SEN

To make the audit more manageable for your busy staff members, you could:

  • Ask them to complete it 1 section at a time
  • Choose a few important questions, based on your school's development priorities
  • Set aside time for staff to complete it as part of your CPD or appraisal processes
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You could use the audit to:

Read guidance on developing a CPD programme and