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  • Support for early career teachers
  • Education Development Trust
  • Year 1: Second half-term: a people profession

    • Instructions

    • The ideas for practice below will help you work effectively with TAs and other adults.
    • Six ideas for practice are given. Choose two or three of these to try.
    • Implementing the ideas for practice will require some additional planning either individually or in collaboration with colleagues.
    • You should also evaluate their effectiveness and impact in discussion with your mentor.

    The intended outcomes of this activity are for you to:

    Learn that

    • Pupils with special educational needs or disabilities are likely to require additional or adapted support; working closely with colleagues, families and pupils to understand barriers and identify effective strategies is essential.
    • Teaching assistants (TAs) can support pupils more effectively when they are prepared for lessons by teachers, and when TAs supplement rather than replace support from teachers.
    • SENCOs, pastoral leaders, careers advisors and other specialist colleagues also have valuable expertise and can ensure that appropriate support is in place for pupils.

    Learn how to develop an understanding of different pupil needs, by:

    • Working closely with the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and special education professionals and the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

    Learn how to build trusting relationships, by:

    • Liaising with parents, carers and colleagues to better understand pupils’ individual circumstances and how they can be supported to meet high academic and behavioural expectations.
    • Responding consistently to pupil behaviour.