Complete Guide for Teaching Assistants in Secondary Education »

A practical guide for Teaching Assistants that provides detailed information on the secondary school education system.

l What is it about schools? 1

2 Applications and qualifications 9

3 What is the job of a teaching assistant 21

4 Relationships with students 31

5 Teachers 39

6 Parents 45

7 Governors 51

8 Dealing with behaviour 55

9 What do you think you should do? 61

10 Working with the learning advice department 69

11 Inclusion 73

12 Teaching assistants and the digital age 83

13 Security 89

14 The curriculum 95

15 How do children learn? 101

16 Transitions 105

17 Teaching assistants and health 109

18 To conclude ... 113

Index 118