Product Description

Packed full of tried-and-tested materials and classroom examples, this book gives practical advice on how to effectively demonstrate competence in the classroom.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #206564 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review

'The role of the Teaching Assistant has changed in the recent past and the need for them to have knowledge to support their skills has become an issue for schools… I would see this book being used as a recommended reading.. appropriate to NVQ 2, VQ support work in schools, LEA Teaching Assistant induction in preparation for enrolling on NVQ. The advantage this book would have is that it has a main focus on the NVQ.' - Sue Woodhouse, Belfry Associates (Adult Learning Unit)

'Yes there is a need for this book. As indicated by the author, books currently aimed at this market do not make the link between the underpinning knowledge and understanding an NVQ student needs. This book is good preparation for TAs who may wish to continue their professional development – that is, it teaches them how to make links between theory and practice.'- Sue Woodhouse, Belfry Associates (Adult Learning Unit)

'Many of the books published recently .. seem to have been as a result of a knee jerk reaction to capture the market. I think we are now into the second wave of texts for TAs, books that are more considered, better researched and written by colleagues working with TAs and written to be of more benefit for the TAs.'

- Sue Woodhouse, Belfry Associates (Adult Learning Unit)

'Susan Bentham is establishing a reputation for quality writing in this field.' - Gianna Knowles, Senior Lecturer, University of Chichester

From the Back Cover

Are you a teaching assistant?

Are you enrolled, or thinking of enrolling on an NVQ training course?

Or are you a tutor or assessor on such a course?

Then A Teaching Assistant's Complete Guide to Achieving NVQ Level 2 is the book you cannot afford to be without ...

A key element of your NVQ Teaching Assistant course is that you have to show evidence that you can apply your knowledge to everyday classroom activities, and students often find this is their biggest challenge. This book provides a range of tried-and-tested materials and practical advice on how to gather evidence that covers key performance indicators, to ensure that you complete your course successfully. The essential course companion will:

• Give detailed guidance on how to collect evidence to match performance indicators from a variety of sources
• Provide photocopiable resources to include templates for personal accounts, appraisals and self-appraisals
• Give examples of IEPs, Behaviour Plans and teaching planning sheets
• Provide the necessary underpinning knowledge
• Provide summaries of relevant legislation that TAs need to know
• Detail how the knowledge outlined in the text can be mapped onto the mandatory units for VQs in Support Work in Schools (SWiS) Level 2

Highly practical, rooted in everyday classroom practice and very closely tied to NVQ course requirements, this reader-friendly book will be an essential comprehensive guide for all students, as well as tutors, assessors and teachers supporting candidates for this course.

Education

About the Author

Susan Bentham is County Curriculum Co-ordinator for Vocational Pathways for West Sussex Adult Education and a lecturer at the University of Chichester.

Roger Hutchins is the Inclusion Manager at two primary schools in Portsmouth.