Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand what is required for competence in own work role

Watch the video, produced by York English, which looks at how a teaching assistant has built an effective relationship which allow them to work successfully with the class teacher. Watch the video and take notes. What can you learn from watching the video?

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

'The role of the teaching assistant’ from UNISON
'Teaching assistant’ from Skills for Schools
‘Teacher Assistant job description' on the Resources for Employers website.
'Professional standards for teaching assistants Advice for headteachers, teachers, teaching assistants, governing boards and employers’ from the Skills for Schools website.

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read the section ‘Roles and responsibilities of the teaching assistant’ from the booklet ‘Classroom support staff handbook ’ from Teaching Personnel.
This article from the Guardian newspaper looks at ‘How teaching assistants can make a real difference in the classroom’
Use the internet to research teaching assistant jobs and look at the roles and responsibilities of the vacancies.

Extended Learning
Think And Challenge