You Support Students and Teachers Every Day – but who's supporting you?
Discover professional learning, recognition, and resources designed just for teaching assistants!
Every day in classrooms across Australia, teaching assistants go above and beyond to support learning and teaching. Whether you're helping a student grasp a tricky maths concept, preparing classroom resources, supporting an early-career teacher, or providing a calm, steady presence for a child who needs extra support — your work matters!
But while you're busy supporting everyone else… who's supporting you?
At Australian Teacher Aide, we believe that teaching assistants deserve the same opportunities for growth, recognition, and career confidence as any other education professional. That’s why we’ve created professional learning resources, a professional framework and a community that’s just for you.
We understand the challenges of your role. You often wear many hats, face ever-changing expectations, go with the flow on last minute changes to your timetable, and rarely get the spotlight — despite being a vital part of student success.
That’s where the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) come in.
Written by Australian Teacher Aide for Australian teaching assistants, ATAPS gives you a clear framework to:
- Find relevance and value in your professional role
- Reflect on your current practice
- Set relevant goals for professional growth
- Understand your role with clarity and confidence
- Communicate and collaborate with teachers effectively
Alongside ATAPS, our professional learning library is packed with on-demand training, live webinars, and resources created with teaching assistants in mind. Everything is practical, relevant, and designed to support you in real classrooms with real students.
We also connect you with a nationwide network of education support professionals — because growth happens best when you feel part of a bigger story. Join our ATA Facebook community of teaching assistants to connect, laugh, share and stay up to date with what's happening for Teaching Assistants in Australia.
You support students and teachers every day.
Now it’s time to be supported in return!
If you want to feel more confident in your role, gain clarity about your professional strengths, and access meaningful development — we’re here to walk that journey with you.
Explore the standards. Discover our training. Join a community that sees you.
Because when teaching assistants are supported in their professional role, students succeed!
