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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Mum-of-three Michelle Martin has taken a career break because her childcare costs were more expensive than her salary as a special needs classroom assistant in east Belfast.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

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

"It has to be an appropriate classroom assistant that has the skills and experience of working with children with Down's syndrome," she added.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023

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

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

The classroom assistant and single mother describes it as a "circle I can't get out of".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2022

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