Effective Deployment of Teaching Assistants and Support Staff - London

Programme

09:00 – 09:45

Registration and refreshments

09:45 – 10:00

Chair’s introduction and welcome

10:00 - 10:30
Keynote 1

Implementing change to achieve effective deployment of teaching assistants and support staff

Alf Brown, Executive Directorate for Development and Improvement, TDA

10:30 – 11:00
Keynote 2

Monitoring and evaluating the impact of deploying teaching assistants and support staff

Anne Wellham HMI, Ofsted

11.00 – 11.10

Questions

11:10 – 11:40

Morning refreshments

11:40 – 12:40

Streamed sessions

Professional development: Create a structure for regular appraisals and rewarding good performance

Carol Bridgeman
School Workforce Development Officer,
Children and Young People Services,
Nottinghamshire County Council

Communication: Ensure frequent contact between teaching staff and teaching assistants to improve pupil performance

Personalised Learning: Utilise teaching assistants to ensure that the correct level of differentiation is being used for students

Elizabeth Holmes
Editor, CPD Week Ezine

12:40 – 13:40

Lunch

13:40 – 14:10
Keynote 3

Ensure your teaching assistants and support staff have a clear management structure and the opportunity for professional development

Gareth D. Morewood, Director of Curriculum Support [SENCO], Priestnall School, Stockport

14:10 – 15:10

Streamed sessions

Placement of staff: Match TAs and support staffs existing knowledge, skills, qualifications and expertise to specific roles

Supporting TAs and support staff: Managing their everyday needs

John Latham,
Associate Professor, School of Sport &
Education, Brunel University

Inappropriate use of TAs: Ensure you know your legal obligations surrounding TAs and support staff

15:10 – 15:30

Afternoon refreshments

15:30 – 16:00
Keynote 4

Implement a system that allows time for teachers to liaise with support staff for joint lesson planning and appropriate feedback

16:00

Conference close