{"id":1684,"date":"2017-01-02T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T15:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2018-01-02T15:52:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T15:52:40","slug":"teaching-tips-working-teaching-classroom-assistants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/teaching-tips-working-teaching-classroom-assistants\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Tips: Working with Teaching And Classroom Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching Tips: Working with Teaching And Classroom Assistants<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Having support staff in a classroom can seem to be a godsend to a new teacher. It can be seen as an obvious fix to some of the most\u00a0pressing needs in the classroom. Yet research shows that a lot of the time, having teaching assistants actually has a detrimental effect on\u00a0progress. So, how can new teachers make effective use of teaching assistants?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/teaching-assistant-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1685\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/teaching-assistant-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/teaching-assistant-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/teaching-assistant-300x300-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/teaching-assistant-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To start with, we will make it clear that not every school uses Teaching Assistants in classrooms. Alternative management strategies work very well in some schools: perhaps other schools ought to look at these types of model? One examle is exlained in the linked article below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NDempseyDTA\/status\/760852872435294209\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"3:00 PM - Aug 3, 2016\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} 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class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<div class=\"u-hiddenVisually js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why my school doesn&#8217;t have\u00a0<a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TAs?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">TAs<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and what we do instead.\u00a0<a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/inco14.wordpress.com\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Zt7jun4eS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"http:\/\/inco14.wordpress.com\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">http:\/\/<\/span>inco14.wordpress.com<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" 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href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NDempseyDTA\/status\/760852872435294209\" data-datetime=\"2016-08-03T15:00:35+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: August 03, 2016 15:00:35 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2016-08-03T15:00:35+0000\">3:00 PM &#8211; Aug 3, 2016<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<ul class=\"Tweet-actions\" role=\"menu\" data-scribe=\"component:actions\" aria-label=\"Tweet actions\">\n<li class=\"Tweet-action\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--reply TweetAction-icon Icon--replyEdge\" title=\"Reply\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Reply\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"TweetAction TweetAction--replyEdge web-intent\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=760852872435294209\" data-scribe=\"element:reply\">\u00a0<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Replies<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"Tweet-action\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--retweet TweetAction-icon Icon--retweetEdge\" title=\"Retweet\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Retweet\"><\/div>\n<p><a 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class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That approach works well at that school. However, for the new teacher, the decisions over that sort of deployment are some way into the future. If you have Teaching or Classroom Assistants, you need to work with them effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What doesn\u2019t work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your aims as a teacher will include wider objectives such as developing independent learning skills; developing social skills and encouraging active listening and\u00a0participation.<\/p>\n<p><em>What is the easiest way of\u00a0preventing any of those from happening for a\u00a0pupil with additional needs?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simply\u00a0plonk a teaching assistant next to them. They will instantly stop listening attentively, expect \u2018support\u2019 , and end up engaging with the adults in the room, rather than their\u00a0peers. This not only holds them back but it ostracises them and, in the case of\u00a0pupils with low self esteem, can simply re-enforce the\u00a0problems.<\/p>\n<p>How you address this is very much a\u00a0personal decision and one that will reflect the\u00a0personalities and strengths of the teacher and assistant. I advocated having such assistants attached to faculties, rather than individual\u00a0pupils. This allowed colleagues to work in areas where they had a\u00a0particular skill or interest and built close working relationships. Where this was\u00a0possible, it was virtually team teaching with a good classroom assistant available. The starter and plenary could \u2013 and usually would \u2013 involve both the teacher and the support staff. This could be as simple as the teacher asking\u00a0pupils to talk the assistant through how to solve a\u00a0problem on the board, with the assistant doing the board work and the teacher asking questions, fielding them and directing the session. The main body of the lesson could have groups working with the teacher or teaching assistant, with the other aiding the rest of the class. This allows specific focus on issues and will enable a less invasive intervention for any\u00a0pupil who has a specific need in that lesson. The involvement at that level requires an environment in which the assistants can\u00a0participate in\u00a0planning. Otherwise it will fall short.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that is not always\u00a0possible. School\u00a0policy will determine how the teaching assistants are deployed. It is up to you to work with them to make sure that the relationship works most effectively in your classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Share\u00a0planning.<\/p>\n<p>Involve them in ways other than simply helping\u00a0pupil x, y or z.<\/p>\n<p>Discuss the\u00a0pupils\u2019 level of independence and \u2018negotiate\u2019 no help slots \u2013 ie see how they cope on their own!<\/p>\n<p>Where\u00a0practical, and suitable based on need, have teaching assistant involvement in teacher led sections away from the side of the\u00a0pupil \u2013 they could take on the role of noting key\u00a0points, for example.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of teaching assistants I worked with were fantastic. They enhanced learning and had a hugely\u00a0positive impact. I was lucky in that the ones I had when I started teaching were experienced, trained well and assertive: with me as much as with the\u00a0pupils! On my travels as an AST I sadly saw the opposite quite a lot. This was mainly because the staff were not deployed to any real effect.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of online guides to using teaching assistants. Many are in response to criticisms of their impact that were noted in a report last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/teacher-network\/2015\/apr\/01\/teaching-assistants-classrooms-research-impact\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec-ed.co.uk\/news\/seven-golden-rules-for-using-teaching-assistants-effectively\">Sec Ed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Tips: Working with Teaching And Classroom Assistants Having support staff in a classroom can seem to be a godsend to a new teacher. It can be seen as an obvious fix to some of the most\u00a0pressing needs in the classroom. 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