Being a TA (teaching assistant) is a common starting point for those who aspire to become teachers. Spending time with teachers day in day out, supporting them with their daily tasks is all vital experience that you can take with you into teaching. That said, after several years working as a TA, there is no direct route through to becoming a teacher. You will need to combine teaching studies with your work as a TA so there will be the element of ‘going back to school’. Though many people jump straight into teaching out of university, others work as teaching assistants, but who’s more qualified? Arguable both will be yet those with real hands on experience have the upper hand in our books and by saying you’ve already worked in a school for several years, you’ll be in a good opportunity to get your first job as a teacher.