Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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primary school teaching assistant
ESCO occupation · 19 essential, 22 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
give constructive feedback
assist in children's development of basic personal skills
observe student's progress
maintain students' discipline
encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
implement care programmes for children
manage student relationships
provide teacher support
guarantee students' safety
primary school procedures
attend to children's basic physical needs
support children's wellbeing
support the positiveness of youths
prepare youths for adulthood
provide lesson materials
manage children's problems
assist students in their learning
perform playground surveillance
assist students with equipment
Optional & specialised skills
consult students on learning content
facilitate teamwork between students
advise on lesson plans
disability types
perform classroom management
prepare lesson content
teamwork principles
teach primary education class content
organise creative performance
provide after school care
first aid
maintain relations with children's parents
assess students
liaise with educational support staff
common children's diseases
promote the safeguarding of young people
assess the development of youth
curriculum objectives
workplace sanitation
learning difficulties
escort students on a field trip
work with virtual learning environments
Other matches: primary school teacher · special educational needs teacher primary school · secondary school teaching assistant · Montessori school teacher · primary school head teacher
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.