teaching Courses and Advice
Michelle Thraves: Success and Sanity in the Time of Nappies, Naps and Meal Times
Meet Michelle. If you read any story today, let it be this one.
To some people, Stonebridge is just a college or nothing more than an online, faceless institution. To others, it is just a means to an end. To Michelle, it meant confidence in her abilities,[...]
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The Role of a Teaching Assistant (Comprehensive Guide + E-book)
Qualifications, Responsibilities and Benefits
What Do Teaching Assistants Do?
A teaching assistant works alongside a teacher in a primary or a secondary school. They have two main roles: one is to support the main teachers and the other is to support[...]
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Teaching English as a second language (ESL)
If you’re looking for a rewarding career in education, then being a teaching assistant could be for you.
Give back to your local community.
Work close to home.
Spend school holidays with your family.
Progress to become a higher level teaching assistant.
Explore[...]
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How to become a teaching assistant with no experience
For anyone passionate about working with children, a career in the education sector is both rewarding and convenient:
Positions are local.
Hours are flexible.
Roles are creative and varied.
Traditional teaching jobs can be time-consuming, but classroom[...]
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Are too many troubled children keeping you awake?
A sensitive article about troubled children in this week’s TES struck deep into the heart.
It was entitled “What keeps me awake at night? Too many troubled children, too little time” and was written by an English teacher in south-east England.
Troubled[...]
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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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