Teaching Assistants – Introduction

If you are thinking about becoming a teaching assistant or are interested in what happens in schools, this course is for you. It focuses on the work of the teaching assistant in primary schools with children from 4 -11 years of age.

• Introduce students to the role and responsibilities of the teaching assistant
• Explain the career structure and training available for teaching assistants
• Demystify some of the educational jargon used in schools
• Explore how schools maintain good behaviour and how the TA can support this
• Explore various Special Educational Needs which the TA might encounter
• Explore how the TA assists the teacher through planning/preparation, delivery and feedback from learning sessions
• Explore how the TA can support literacy and numeracy teaching
• Enable students to plan their next steps in learning or volunteering

You can enrol online onto this course as from Monday 1st August.

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