Issue 25, Page 11: One TA to Another: Reverse Pathetic Fallacy
“Whether the weather be fine, Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Or whether the weather be hot, We’ll weather the...
Read moreIssue 24, Page 16-17: One TA to Another – TA Networks
Our resident TA talks to HLTA, Catherine Coverdale, about how she became the Yorkshire TA Network Coordinator. “We wanted TAs to meet colleagues face-to-face to network...
Read moreIssue 23, Page 7: One TA to another – Where do TAs come from?
Is there any other profession that is arrived at from such varied routes? The TA was first introduced in the 1960s and the original ‘mum’s army’...
Read moreIssue 23, Page 14-15: TA Networks – Building Specialist Learning Journeys
When I graduated with a degree in Psychology, all I knew was that I wanted to work with people and I sort of stumbled across...
Read moreIssue 20, Page 8: From one TA to another: Packing the bag
How many outings will be possible this term remains to be seen, but with the warmer weather there are more opportunities to take learning outside,...
Read moreIssue 19, Page 12: Speak up – you need to be heard
Being a TA comes with its own set of challenges, that's for sure. Not only do you need professional collaboration with your teacher and add...
Read moreIssue 18, Page 12: From one TA to another – How’s it going with your new class?
Your relationship with your pupils is very special; demanding, exhausting, and, at times frustrating, but ultimately special and will certainly have stood you in good...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 8: From one TA to another – From parent to TA
Parents across the country now have the difficult task of continuing their child’s education at home. This is undoubtedly a challenge for all parents and...
Read moreIssue 16, Page 13: From One TA to Another: Active Listening
Active listening – fully concentrating on what is being said as opposed to passively ‘hearing’ what the speaker is saying. Reading with great interest Developing Listening...
Read moreIssue 15, Page 10: From One TA to Another: TA to Teacher to TA
On joining my primary school, I was a bit unnerved to find out that occasionally I would be expected to cover the class if a...
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