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Tarry, Estelle; Cox, Anna – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2014
With the growth in numbers of teaching assistants (TAs) in the UK, it has been identified through research carried out on behalf of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) research that TAs in British international schools have specific and unmet training needs. Following the development of a course for TAs in international contexts,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, International Schools, Faculty Development
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Bignold, Wendy; Barbera, Jackie – Professional Development in Education, 2012
Teaching assistants are often the constant adult in classrooms in England today and find themselves working closely with student-teachers. This paper explores the role of teaching assistants in the training and assessment of primary initial teacher education students and considers their continuing professional development (CPD) needs in relation…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Teacher Aides
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Kudliskis, Voldis – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
This study examines how an understanding of two NLP concepts, the meta-model of language and the implementation of reframing, could be used to help teaching assistants enhance class-based interactions with students with mild SEN. Participants (students) completed a pre-intervention and a post-intervention "Beliefs About my Learning…
Descriptors: Neurolinguistics, Special Education, Teacher Aides, Mild Disabilities