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This video from TOCA Media looks at ‘Unsung – A documentary on teaching assistants’. The video looks at the role of teaching assistants.Watch the video and make notes. What can you learn from watching the video?

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

'Types of school’ webpage produced by Gov UK
'Children’s centres and local services’ from the Foundation Years website
'Pre-birth to three: Positive outcomes for Scotland’s Children and families’ on the Education Scotland website.
‘Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants’ from the Education Endowment Foundation
'Classroom Assistant jobs’ from My Job Search.
'Sample job description – nursery practitioner’ from Leicestershire County Council.
'Health play staff’ from Health Careers.

Presentation

Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Settings that provide early years care and education'.
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Your role as classroom support'.

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

Click to find out more about children’s respite care
This article from The Guardian newspapers looks at ‘How teaching assistants can make a real difference in the classroom’
This article looks at the average day for a nanny in a ski resort chalet.
Use the internet to research the different role available for childcare practitioners. Look at the skills and duties of the role, the age of the children, and whether they are statutory, private or voluntary services.

Think And Challenge