42 min

The Teaching Assistant What's their role & how can schools use them effectively‪?‬ Special Needs Jungle, In Conversation

    • Kids & Family

The teaching assistant is vital to enable many children with SEND to be in mainstream schools. But often teachers have had no training in using them to the best effect, and with no minimum standards, quality training for TAs can be hard to find. SNJ's Tania chats with Assistant Professor Rob Webster of UCL's Institute of Education, and Bren Prendergast, specialist teacher and trainer, about research into TAs and what needs to happen to improve training

Don't forget to take the SNJ SEND Autumn Survey about your child's provision, whether they're in school and 



Theme tune by Luca Tirraoro

The teaching assistant is vital to enable many children with SEND to be in mainstream schools. But often teachers have had no training in using them to the best effect, and with no minimum standards, quality training for TAs can be hard to find. SNJ's Tania chats with Assistant Professor Rob Webster of UCL's Institute of Education, and Bren Prendergast, specialist teacher and trainer, about research into TAs and what needs to happen to improve training

Don't forget to take the SNJ SEND Autumn Survey about your child's provision, whether they're in school and 



Theme tune by Luca Tirraoro

42 min

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