If you′re studying for a Foundation Degree or seeking Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, this is the book you need on your shelf. Containing guidance for students and Teaching Assistants (TAs) on working with colleagues, supporting pupils and supporting learning, this fully revised edition has been expanded to include five new chapters on:

- distributed Leadership for the TA/HLTA;

- behaviour management;

- inclusion (linking with the Every Child Matters agenda);

- supporting emotional health and well-being;

- supporting curriculum subjects.

In addition to these new chapters, the book will help you to understand and participate in change, enhance the role of the TA, and use ICT to support learning. Packed with practical activities, case studies and links to the new HLTA standards, this essential text will develop your professional capabilities and help you put theory into practice.

Stuart Gunn knew two things were certain in his life - that he would be a professional drummer, and that he would find true love. What he didn''t know was the path he would take to get there, because you can never be certain where the hand of fate might lead, or the consequences of choices never made. Life can come really fast and death feels close behind, when it comes from both the real and ethereal. Experiences in life can change you in ways you never imagined. From the innocence of childhood to the budding young man, this story, based on true events, captures the essence of a boy trying to find himself in the midst of the deep shadows of pain and confusion, when everything from what he wants, who he wants to be, and the purpose of his life seems impossible to figure out.

If you′re studying for a Foundation Degree or seeking Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, this is the book you need on your shelf. Containing guidance for students and Teaching Assistants (TAs) on working with colleagues, supporting pupils and supporting learning, this fully revised edition has been expanded to include five new chapters on:

- distributed Leadership for the TA/HLTA;

- behaviour management;

- inclusion (linking with the Every Child Matters agenda);

- supporting emotional health and well-being;

- supporting curriculum subjects.

In addition to these new chapters, the book will help you to understand and participate in change, enhance the role of the TA, and use ICT to support learning. Packed with practical activities, case studies and links to the new HLTA standards, this essential text will develop your professional capabilities and help you put theory into practice.

Stuart Gunn knew two things were certain in his life - that he would be a professional drummer, and that he would find true love. What he didn''t know was the path he would take to get there, because you can never be certain where the hand of fate might lead, or the consequences of choices never made. Life can come really fast and death feels close behind, when it comes from both the real and ethereal. Experiences in life can change you in ways you never imagined. From the innocence of childhood to the budding young man, this story, based on true events, captures the essence of a boy trying to find himself in the midst of the deep shadows of pain and confusion, when everything from what he wants, who he wants to be, and the purpose of his life seems impossible to figure out.