Teaching assistant, Karen Stevens, from a secondary school in Leeds, talks about her role whilst she has her hair done by a celebrity hairdresser.
In this series of films, celebrity hairdresser, Michael Douglas, visits Abbey Grange High School in Leeds to cut the hair of a group of teaching assistants, and to learn more about their role.
Experienced TA, Karen Stevens, speaks about her work in the languages department and her role as a mentor for students at the school.
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 TA Karen describes the rewards and challenges of the job.