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of headteachers believe TAs add value to their school
Teaching assistants working in schools across the UK
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of parents of autistic children want more teaching assistants in UK schools
What is National Teaching Assistants’ Day?
National Teaching Assistants’ Day is an awareness day on Friday 25th September 2026. Created by Teaching Personnel, schools across the UK can nominate their own TAs for an award to celebrate and recognise all their hard work.
Celebrate With Us
Do you want to get involved and join in the fun?
Here’s how you can mark National Teaching Assistants’ Day at your school.
Download our thank you cards
Download and print out our thank you cards and let your pupils thank TAs too.
Share it
Share your posts online using #NationalTADay
or #NTAD to join the fun.
Thank Your Teaching Assistant
Write a little tribute to your favourite TA and we’ll display it right here on the website.
Class teacher
Thank you Liza for being so fabulous! You have so many levels of kindness and good xx
SENDCo
Thank you for your care, your support and kindness
Mrs. Bradford
Thank you for helping me in science and also listening and helping. Thank you!
Thank you Miss Bradford
Thanks for so much for supporting me in class and your the best teaching assistant ever I really like how you contribute to my learning your the best teacher in PE
TA!!!
Thank you so much for helping us students! I cant even tell you the amount of times a TA helped me due to them helping me alot I appreciate them a lot and I believe they deserve to have a day dedicated to them! I hope you have a good day! 😀
Mrs Bourn
Thankyou to Mrs Bourn for being an amazing LSA and gor all the hard work and support 🙂
Mrs C Caley
You help me when I have a panic attack or need help me thank you
Mrs brown
Thank you for being my mums best friend and the best TA to talk to ❤️❤️
Teaching Assistant
Go Team ICP... Kathryn, Lindsey, Di, Tracy, Kelly, Kelsey, Sam, Paula and Val. We are an awesome team 💙🦄
ASA
Jo always goes above and beyond for the little boy she supports. Not only that she always supports and shows so much love to the other children. Shes a walking ray of sunshine and an absolute credit to the school. We need more Jo's in the world !!!
Head Teacher
Thank you to all our teaching assistants who do so much for the children in our school. They care and watch out for them on a daily basis. They upskill themselves really quickly and are very talented group of people.
Fernwood School
A huge thank you to all of our Study Support team for being utterly fantastic. They really are the backbone of our school and we would not be able to do our job as teachers without them. Thank you for all you do.