- 138 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
This essential and ground-breaking resource for all practising and aspiring teaching assistants brings together all the crucial information necessary to support the full diversity of learners, from Early Years to Key Stage 4 in one comprehensive volume. Based on the revised National Occupational Standards for teaching assistants, this book effectively supports the personalised learning and Every Child Matters (ECM) well being of children and young people in schools.
Coverage includes:
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- an overview of the Every Child Matters change for children programme and how this informs the role of the teaching assistant working in multi-disciplinary school personalised learning and well being teams
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- applying existing practical strategies to develop children and young people's skills as confident, collaborative and independent learners who experience positive ECM outcomes
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- monitoring and evaluating the impact of teaching assistant support in improving the ECM outcomes
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- how teaching assistants can meet the requirements of the OFSTED inspection process.
This accessible, user-friendly book provides a wealth of practical resources, including photocopiable materials, templates, and positive solution-focused advice to support busy teaching assistants.
Every Child Matters: A Practical Guide for Teaching Assistants provides a clear description of what the ECM agenda means for TAs and how it will impact on their role. It is also a valuable resource for all those line managing and supporting the continuing professional development of teaching assistants, from local authorities, FE and HE organisations.
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Every Child Matters: Opportunities and Challenges for Teaching Assistants
The origin and development of Every Child Matters
The principles of Every Child Matters
- children to fulfil their optimum potential;
- early intervention and prevention through improved service provision;
- safeguarding and protecting children from harm, neglect and poverty;
- a well-trained, skilled, knowledgeable and flexible childrenâs workforce;
- improving information sharing between agencies;
- better coordinated joined up integrated front-line services;
- greater accountabilityâimpact of provision on outcomes for children and young people;
- children to voice their views and inform decision-making in relation to personalised services and personalised learning;
- safer communities providing recreational and voluntary activities for children and young people to participate in;
- improved access to advice, information and services for parents, carers and families on positive parenting, family learning, childcare, adoption and fostering.
The Every Child Matters five outcomes
- be healthy: enjoying good physical and mental health and having a healthy lifestyle;
- stay safe: being protected from harm and abuse;
- enjoy and achieve: getting the most out of life and developing the skills for adulthood;
- make a positive contribution: being involved with the community and society and not engaging in anti-social or offending behaviour;
- achieve economic well-being: not being prevented by economic disadvantage from achieving their full potential in life.
Key messages of Every Child Matters
- a stronger voice for children, young people and adults in the development of policy and the design of services;
- services and learning designed around the needs of the individual and available at a time and place and in a form which suits their needs, with no artificial distinctions made between good learning and childrenâs well-being;
- better advice and information to enable people to make choices;
- better support and incentives, particularly where financial barriers would work as a disincentive to participation;
- high minimum standards for everyone, irrespective of who they are or where they live.
- (DfES 2004b: 13â14)
- achieve and sustain world class excellence in every part of the system;
- move further towards early intervention and work to prevent problems;
- create services which are truly personalised around the needs and aspirations of every child, young person and adult; and
- put learningâand the high quality workforce and institutions needed to provide itâat the heart of successful communities and local and regional regeneration.
- (DfES 2004b: 11:16)
Implications for teaching assistants in schools
Opportunities for TAs supporting learning and ECM outcomes
Challenges for teaching assistants and Every Child Matters
- support children and young people who may be less passive and biddable as learners of the future;
- become fully conversant with, and confident in using leading edge technology to support pupilsâ learning and promote self-directed learning; ⢠refocus support to enable pupils to know how to learn, how to use their brains and become more effective learners;
- support pupils to become more active learners, taking greater ownership and responsibility for their learning, providing opportunities for them to talk about their learning and well-being;
- prepare for the role of a pupil âlearning guideâ and advocate, who understands pupilsâ learning needs in the wider context, and establishes and reviews their learning needs, and monitors their progress;
- understand how children and young people develop, being aware of the adverse peer group and societal pressures they face, and help them to manage these competing pressures and their own emotions;
- help pupils develop âsoftâ ECM skills: reliability, punctuality and perseverance; how to work wi...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- The Aim of this Book
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Every Child Matters: Opportunities and Challenges for Teaching Assistants
- 2 Teaching Assistants Removing Barriers to Learning and Well-being
- 3 Every Child Matters and the Role of the Teaching Assistant
- 4 Teaching Assistants Supporting Learners to be Healthy and Stay Safe
- 5 Teaching Assistants Supporting Learners to Enjoy Learning and Achieve
- 6 Teaching Assistants Supporting Learners to Make a Positive Contribution and to Achieve Economic Well-being
- 7 Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact of Teaching Assistant Support and Interventions on ECM Outcomes for Pupils
- Glossary
- Useful Websites
- References and Further Reading