Teaching Assistant Courses and Advice
Let’s talk about autism in girls
Autism in girls is often missed
In the 1930s/40s studies were carried out focusing on boys. An autistic child was thought to be socially withdrawn and obsessed with technical things.
Paediatrician Hans Asperger and psychiatrist Leo Kanner defined autism[...]
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Reading strategies for the classroom
Helping children with their reading is one of a Teaching Assistant’s most important tasks. It can be difficult finding ways to support students that are struggling, but using some tried and tested reading strategies can help.
What reading strategies[...]
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National Autism Awareness Month
This month, join us as we see the world differently for National Autism Awareness Month.
April is all about Autism Awareness and shining a light on this condition. With 1.1% of the population affected by Autism, it’s time we all started to see the world[...]
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Let’s Make The World A Better Place For People With Autism
Working and caring for people with autism
Imagine not being able to see the world as others do, not being able to make sense of social situations, feeling different but not knowing why. This is how a child with autism feels.
Working and caring for children[...]
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Can Teaching Assistants Make a Real Difference?
The number of teaching assistants in classrooms has trebled in the last decade
The recent increase in job openings for teaching assistants has sparked the age-old debate: can teaching assistants make a real difference in the classroom? You can get the[...]
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What Makes an Effective Teaching Assistant?
Becoming a teaching assistant is a particularly rewarding and interesting possibility
It may be well worth your while to explore how to become an effective teaching assistant (also called a classroom assistant). If you pursue this career path, you’ll[...]
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Duties of a Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistants are people who aid and support a teacher
What are the duties of a Teaching assistant?
They help in facilitating any teaching-related tasks and activities in a classroom. They need to conduct teaching assistant duties and work[...]
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How to silence a noisy classroom
Do you find it difficult to quieten a class or group in order to gain their attention?
Have a look at the 5 ways to silence a noisy classroom, summarised from an article by Rob Plevin in TES.
1.The unexpected
Do something that your pupils are[...]
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How to Become a Teaching Assistant
Reasons to Become a Teaching Assistant
There are so many good reasons to become a teaching assistant. Being a teaching assistant is a highly rewarding and satisfying job. If you’re looking to make a major difference to the lives of children and[...]
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Rewarding Teaching Assistants
Image Courtesy of Schools Week
If you ask teaching assistants why they do what they do, their answer will always be to help children get the best education they can. This goes without saying for Kathy Harwood, a teaching assistant at the hospital school[...]
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