A formal TA/teacher agreement is at the heart of teaching assistant deployment at Brickhouse Primary School in Sandwell, as SENCO and headteacher Paul Newby describes
Philosophical enquiry benefits children on many different levels, including the very young and those with special needs. Caroline Roberts discovers a programme that gets pupils to ponder the big issues in life
Inclusion leaders spend time planning provision for pupils with literacy difficulties, but do we know if the impact of these interventions will last? Jean Gross summarises research evidence on one intervention
When secondary school teachers collaborate to make the links between their subject disciplines more explicit, the quality of learning improves across the board, says Lisa Jane Ashes
Teaching assistants play an important role in building confidence and inspiring excellence in PE. Simon Scarborough suggests ways to rethink your support strategy
At Patcham High School in Brighton, we lay great store by treating our pupils as individuals. Relationships between students and staff, and between students and their peers, are extremely good and there is a strong sense of community
The purpose of assessment is not to fill checkboxes but to inform better teaching, particularly for pupils with SEND. Nancy Gedge explains how you can get to know the children you teach
