Teaching careers

I’d love to become a teacher but I’m unsure if I’ll get the grades to get a degree in Education.
Is being a Teaching Assistant just as good?
Can a TA salary be manageable to live on as a first income earner?
I’m worried about my future options.
I’m doing a BTEC in Travel and tourism L3.

TA is a very different job to a teacher and in my view the pay they get is an insult. Frankly I am amazed people even apply for the role of TA. It is such a challenging job and you can earn more elsewhere with few skills and still get paid more.

Why not see if you can get some experience in a school and talk to the TAs to ask how they get on and what they like about the role.

I’ve been getting experience as a classroom assistant volunteer since June 2022.
I’ll defo ask around and see others experiences.
I’m mainly worried bout the pay.