June 26, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
This week teaching assistants who gained Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) this year were welcomed to a presentation and celebration at Park Campus. HLTAs from all over the East Midlands came along, with the people who had supported them as they … Continue reading
June 23, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
Last week the University of Northampton hosted an event at which Stephen Drew, from ‘Educating Essex’, spoke to local teachers about education. The room was full of more than 200 teachers, teaching assistants and university staff. Stephen Drew’s talk was … Continue reading
May 13, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
Plans and preparations are well under way for what we think is the first ever TA TeachMeet, here at the University of Northampton next Thursday (22nd May). The list of presenters is just being finalised and includes students on the … Continue reading
April 30, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
When you are studying (ore preparing to study) education it can be useful to learn about the overall context. There was a useful review of the recent history of education last week on Radio 4. It was called Teachers vs … Continue reading
March 19, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
Yesterday MP Alex Cunningham led a Westminster Hall debate on the value of teaching assistants in schools. The TES reported on this debate: “The government has “no plans or any powers” to cut thousands of teaching assistants’ jobs, education minister … Continue reading
March 15, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
Fiona Wilce was a Teaching Assistant on our first year of the FDLT course more than ten years ago. She went on to gain Qualified Teacher Status and within seven years she had become a Headteacher! … Continue reading
March 5, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
Have you heard or read about the film by David Bond called ‘Project Wild Thing’? You can read more about Project Wild Thing on the website where it is explained that “Project Wild Thing is a film led … Continue reading
February 28, 2014
by Jean
0 comments
Here at the University of Northampton we have a course for Teaching Assistants working in International Contexts (CITAC). It has been taught in Rome and is currently being taught in Romania. Wendy Yarnall has just returned from teaching the Mathematics … Continue reading
February 11, 2014
by Jean
5 Comments
The results of two randomised controlled trials published by England’s Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) on the 7th February 2014 noted that ‘teaching assistants can improve literacy and numeracy when they are deployed well’. Deploying TAs well included using them to … Continue reading
January 13, 2014
by Jean
1 Comment
You might have heard about World Book Night – this takes place each year on the evening of the 23rd April. The Reading Agency run this event, which is focused around getting adults involved with reading. The aims of World … Continue reading