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The SEN Training Portfolio for Teaching Assistants

By: 

£89.00

Phase: 

  • Early years
  • Primary
  • KS1
  • KS2
  • Secondary
  • KS3
  • KS4
  • Post-16

ISBN: 

978-1-906517-38-0

: 

Feb 2011

A comprehensive resource for promoting best practice and reflective learning

The increase in 'support staff' and the wide range of roles they take on and the activities they engage in are evident throughout our school communities. However, defining what is truly effective and best practice remains a challenge.

The SEN Training Portfolio for Teaching Assistants is a comprehensive training resource with extensive reference and best practice training materials designed to raise the skills and status of teaching assistants.

A comprehensive and practical resource, this latest offering from Tina Rae and Elizabeth Smith has been designed for teaching assistants working with a wide range of special educational needs students across all key stages.

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Benefits

The SEN Training Portfolio for Teaching Assistants will encourage teaching assistants to develop appropriate support skills, as well as the ability to work effectively as part of a team. It also provides a strong knowledge base of a wide range of special educational needs and explains how these can be best addressed within the inclusive learning context.

Summary of contents

This toolkit combines both training and individual teaching activities. These are supported by PowerPoint presentations with accompanying activities and facilitator notes, alongside a series of case studies and best practice top tips.

Chapter breakdown

Part One

Part one comprises a series of practical training sessions.

These include:

  • Training Session 1: Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
  • An introduction to the legislation and definitions – identification, assessment and support
  • Training Session 2: The Role of the Teaching Assistant
  • What is this? What is best practice?
  • Training Session 3: Teaching and Learning Approaches
  • What is best practice? How can the TA support this?
  • Training Session 4: Team working and the role of the other professionals
  • Training Session 5: An introduction to 'syndromes' and the culture of labelling
  • What is best practice and how does the TA support this?
  • Training Session 6: Observation, assessment and individual programme planning
  • The role of the TA

These training sessions will focus on the definitions of inclusion and the importance of partnerships with parents and pupils.

Part Two

Part two provides information sheets on a range of special educational needs and how they can create barriers to achievement and inclusion in the learning context. These areas are as follows:

  • Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Autism / asperger syndrome
  • Dyslexia
  • Dyscalculia
  • Speech and language difficulties
  • Visual impairment
  • Hearing impairment
  • Moderate learning difficulties
  • Severe learning difficulties
  • Physical difficulties
  • Tourette syndrome
  • Anxiety disorders

Each of the special educational needs covered also includes a comprehensive case study as well as practical tips and advice on how to support these students within the learning and special contexts.

Part Three

Part three provides a series of information sheets, references and resources including formats for:

  • Observation formats
  • ICT skills checklist
  • Essential skills checklist
  • Behaviour monitoring charts
  • Barriers to learning
  • Reflective log
  • Action planning
  • Daily diary sheet
  • Acronyms
  • Useful agencies and websites

This final part of the resource aims to promote self-reflection and reflective learning, supporting the Teaching Assistant in recording, planning and analysing their work and input on an ongoing basis.

Details

Print:

A4 ring binder, 272 pages
Accompanying CD-ROM

 

eBook:

1 x PDF eBook,

6 x PowerPoint training presentations,

6 x presentation handouts