Experienced teaching assistant, Wendy Hemsley, talks about the rewards and challenges of her job to celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas.
In this series of films, celebrity hairdresser Michael visits Abbey Grange High School in Leeds to cut the hair of a group of teaching assistants, and to learn more about their role.
Teaching assistant Wendy Hemsley speaks about her route into the profession, what the job entails on a day-to-day basis, and why she has never been bored in her 16 years in the role.
With over 250,000 classroom assistants currently working in England's schools, Michael Douglas, hairdresser to the likes of Davina McCall and Tess Daly, will provides the makeover while teaching assistants talk about their jobs.
