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A free CPD workshop: How teaching assistants can support student learning

Continuing his regular series, Steve Burnage talks us through CPD ideas that can be adapted. He offers a template for a 45-minute workshop with free handouts and slides on our website. This instalment looks at how to ensure teaching assistants are best able to support students’ learning and progress
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To deliver this 45-minute CPD training in your school, follow the advice and structure in the article below and download the free supporting handout and the PowerPoint presentation by clicking on the buttons above.

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of a 45-minute interactive training session that could be suitable for a support staff meeting, development group, small group CPD session or for individual study.

The training outline is included below while the PowerPoint slides and an accompanying participant’s handout is available for free from the SecEd website (see above).

In order to facilitate this training, you will need:

Teaching assistants play a central role in supporting students’ learning and progress in almost every school and college in the UK, yet the requirements of the role are often blurred and there is still some uncertainty about how teaching assistants can work to bring about maximum impact.

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