Summary
Contents
Subject index
This course book is for all degree students who are support staff, particularly teaching assistants (TAs), working in educational settings. It focuses on professional, academic and vocational issues that are common to support workers across the school sectors, and provides essential guidance on the increasingly complex role of all those involved in teaching and supporting learning. The reader is supported throughout by learning objectives, practical and reflective tasks, relevant case studies and chapter summaries. This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect recent changes in legislation, policy and the curriculum. It includes new or significantly amended chapters; on the development of support staff; supporting pupils in crisis; learning in the early years; inclusion, SEN and phonics.
Education in the Twenty-First Century
Education in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter Objectives
By the end of this chapter you will:
- have reflected on the present education system as part of a developing and changing provision;
- understand the various purposes of education;
- be able to speculate about future trends and developments, including those in support staff roles;
- understand some of the key influences on education development.
Links to HLTA Standards
- Improve their own knowledge and practice.
- Understand the key factors that affect children's and young people's learning and progress.
Introduction
Being involved in the daily practice of education delivery, it is sometimes hard to consider that the whole nature and provision of education could change. It is not that education delivery remains unchanging year on year; you will already be familiar with continuous small-scale ...
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