classroom assistant

British

noun

Also called: learning support assistant. a person whose job is to help a schoolteacher in the classroom

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“My classroom assistant actually puts on a mask now before she’ll go into the storeroom; that’s how bad the mould smell is.”

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

"Without a classroom assistant I really struggled to stay focused and stay on task with work," Toni told BBC News NI.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

A review of Toni's SEN statement on 2 March included a request for them to get support from a classroom assistant full-time to enable them to study for their GCSEs in Year 12.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

An teenager with autism may have to abandon their GCSEs if a classroom assistant is not made available for the start of the school term.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

Marguerite Ruff is a special education classroom assistant at an elementary school in Philadelphia.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

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