Teaching assistants: Support in action (Wales)
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 The rise of assistants
    • 1.1 Assistant workers in other public services
    • 1.2 Supporting teachers
    • 1.3 Professional and personal skills
    • 1.4 Titles and duties
    • 1.5 Ways of working and contributing
    • 1.6 Growth of the teaching assistant workforce
    • 1.7 Developing teaching assistants in Wales
    • 1.8 Teaching assistants in Europe
    • 1.9 Teaching assistants and The Open University
  • 2 Contribution and roles
    • 2.1 What is the value of teaching assistants?
    • 2.2 Children’s and parents’ views
    • 2.3 Distinctive contributions
    • 2.4 The evolving role of the teacher
  • 3 Support in action
    • 3.1 Focusing on practice
    • 3.2 Assisting, supporting and teaching
  • 4 Looking to the future
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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