Table of Contents

1. Personal Professional Development and the Role of the Teaching Assistant 2. Growth, Development and Learning 3. Communication, Literacy and ICT 4. Behaviour Management 5. Practical Mathematics and ICT 6. Practical Science and Technology 7. The Teaching Assistant and Concepts in Education 8. Literacy and Learning 9. Learning Mathematics 10. Understanding Science and Technology 11. Inclusive Education

About the Author

Linda Hammersley-Fletcher is Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Staffordshire University, UK. Before completing her teacher training and PhD she was a Teaching Assistant in both the primary and secondary sectors. Michelle Lowe leads the Foundation Degree for Teaching Assistants at Staffordshire University, UK. She has extensive experience of working across the primary sector at a senior level. Jim Pugh is Lecturer and Course Team Leader within the Teacher Education Department at Stoke-on-Trent College. He has worked across several educational sectors during his career, and still teaches in primary schools.