Leading and Managing Teaching Assistants

Auteur
Anne Watkinson is a former teacher, headteacher of two schools and an LEA senior adviser. She has written books for TAs following her own research. She is now a freelance educational consultant and has worked with the DfES and the TDA.

Résumé
Deals with how to utilise Teaching Assistants effectively. This book offers strategies for managing TAs. It includes examples of good practice, real-life accounts, research evidence, sources of help and suggestions for reading.

Contenu
Contents Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Leadership and management Chapter 3: Managing people Chapter 4: Why employ TAs? Chapter 5: The whole school learning environment Chapter 6: Looking at the needs of the school and of the TAs Chapter 7: Performance review Chapter 8: Professional development for and of TAs Chapter 9: Good practice in appointing and developing TAs Chapter 10: Empowering TAs to support the learning process Chapter 11: Concluding thoughts Bibliography Index