Natasha Devon MBE, the government’s mental health champion for 9 months, has written an insightful article for the TES discussing the mental health report she wrote. This goes on the identify the valuable but often unrecognised TAs play in the support of children experiencing difficulties in their lives.
To quote Natasha: ‘Teaching assistants bring all kinds of value to a classroom and in terms of mitigating the impact large class sizes can have on the mental health of pupils, their value cannot be overstated. They are able to provide individual attention to children who might otherwise feel unheard, unvalued and unsafe and therefore go on to exhibit symptoms of emotional and mental distress.’
why not give the article and report a closer look?
