What Makes an Effective Teaching Assistant 什么使一个有效的教学助理.pptVIP

What makes an Effective Teaching Assistant?  What makes an Effective Teaching Assistant? info@ Where are we now? A changing and challenging world. Different cultures. Higher demands/expectations public profile. An very centralised system. Too much external assessment; too much learning for assessment. Some Myths Millions leave primary schools illiterate. Synthetic phonics is the answer. More male teachers will improve boys’ attainment. Choice increases equity. SATs are a good way of showing whether teaching is improving. An Effective Teaching Assistant Empathy. Knows the children. In contact with parents. Has skills and knowledge. Perseveres – never gives up on any child. Willow Brook History of 2 Schools. Local Community. Can’t get Parent Governors. Fatherless families. Focus of detail never big picture. The answer is, of course, BOTH. However, where should the focus of the Headteacher be? Danger of de-professionalisation of Education. Not allowed to defame, especially DfES. [SIT DOWN]. Accountants. Geoff. Cost of everything, value of nothing. Health Service. Headteacher as THE HEAD TEACHER. Don’t have to have been the best teacher. Wenger. The answer is, of course, BOTH. However, where should the focus of the Headteacher be? Danger of de-professionalisation of Education. Not allowed to defame, especially DfES. [SIT DOWN]. Accountants. Geoff. Cost of everything, value of nothing. Health Service. Headteacher as THE HEAD TEACHER. Don’t have to have been the best teacher. Wenger.