Praise children for effort not ability
Praising for ability
Parents and those working with children know that criticizing the child rather than their behaviour is unproductive and often causes the child to live up to a negative label. However, most of us don’t realise that you should praise[...]
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The use of body language when dealing with difficult children
Just how important can body language be when managing difficult children? The influence of body language should not be underestimated. Research has found that in our communication, just 7% of a message is conveyed in words, 38% by vocal tone and command[...]
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Parents Invited To Share Their Views On Teaching Assistant Standards
As from today (28th October 2014) parents are being asked for their views on what standards should be set for Teaching Assistants.
Read the full press release here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/teaching-assistant-standards-review-call-for-evidence-launched
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New Funding For Disadvantaged Early Years Pupils
Today (23 October 2014) the government has announced that Schools, nurseries and childminders with children aged 3 and 4 years old from low-income families will now receive £300 per child free funding.
The early years pupil premium, totalling £50[...]
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Guidance for preparing for your OFSTED visit
OFSTED – THE OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
This document is intended for private and voluntary children’s nurseries in the UK, but can also be applied to pre-school groups, out of school clubs and holiday play schemes.
Download this page as a[...]
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11 strategies to use with aggressive children in the classroom
Teaching Assistants often have to work with individuals who, because of the nature of a condition or syndrome, can sometimes be aggressive children. The skill is to know the individual who displays the behaviour and understand the causes and what triggers[...]
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Teaching Assistants – Our role in reducing aggression in the classroom
The Guardian reports that in a recent poll of 1500 teachers by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), more than half reported experiencing aggression from pupils and a quarter from parents and carers. In addition to verbal insults, threats and[...]
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Did School Work For You? Infographic
We commissioned independent research to see what people think about school, and career advice, with hindsight.
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Did you make the most of your time at School?
When asked if they made the most[...]
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Teaching Assistant’s Role to be Transformed
‘Department for Education figures show there are now more teaching assistants than teachers in primary schools in England, 257,300 compared to 242,300’ reports TES.
Although teachers have the main responsibility of teaching in the classroom, Rob Webster,[...]
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Helping Children to be Creative
‘Creativity is the residue of time wasted’ decided Einstein whose theory of relativity revolutionised physics.
If this statement is true it would appear to present a dilemma to those involved in the formal education of children – surely one aim[...]
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