It comes as the EEF published the results of two research trials involving teaching assistants and showing the positive impact that they can have on learning.
This brings to six the total number of trials that the EEF has funded – all of which have shown that teaching assistants can have a positive impact if deployed effectively.
The findings of the new trials will be added to the EEF’s Teaching and Learning Toolkit, which pulls together research about a range of education interventions and shows their effectiveness against their cost.
The evidence from the six trials involving teaching assistants shows that the interventions resulted in an additional two to four months’ progress for the pupils involved.
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