Teaching Assistant and Support Staff Training
We provide:
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Induction courses for Primary and Secondary Teaching Assistants and guidance
for schools through an induction toolkit
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A range of courses, addressing, for example, Literacy Difficulties, Promoting
Positive Behaviour, Language and Communication Difficulties, Child Protection,
ICT for Primary/Secondary TAs, Behaviour in the Playground, amongst others.
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A range of accredited training to promote professional development
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Support for schools in teaching assistant professional development and
performance management through the NAPTA audit tool
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Support and advice for TAs on career development, including routes into
teaching and other options
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The opportunity for TAs to access funding for assessment for Higher Level
Teaching Assistant status
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Links for TAs with local FE and HE institutions, including a Foundation Degree
for Teaching Assistants, to promote professional development and strengthen
and clarify the ladders to QTS
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Courses for teaching assistants and other support staff to support inclusion
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Materials to support training
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School based training
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Tailor made courses for schools on effective use of assistants
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Individual sessions with a class teacher and assistant
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A newsletter for Teaching Assistants and support staff
Upcoming Training
The training courses that the Inclusion Advisory Service provides have
finished for this school year. In July we hope to have the training course
information for the Autumn term on this page.