Giving Voice to the Teaching Assistant Dilemma by Stephen J Willoughby

Giving Voice to the Teaching Assistant Dilemma by Stephen J Willoughby

Whilst teaching Assistants (TAs) are a crucial part of the education workforce, their role and contribution is little understood. By giving a voice to TAs, this work helps to tackle this lack of understanding. Highlighting the problems TAs face, the authors suggest changes in both policy and practice to tackle these issues.

Stephen J. Willoughby has been a professional teacher since 1981, working in UK Further Education, state and special schools. Recently, he has worked as a Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Equalities Consultant for local education authorities (LEAs) and inner-city primary schools. Dr Stephen Willoughby works with schools to prepare, monitor and review Equality, English as an Additional Language (EAL), and SEN learner policies. Stephen supports leaders to develop and review curricula, the effective use of Teaching Assistants, and the examination of SEN students.

Pamela Dunkley, now retired, worked as a schoolteacher practitioner / educator for forty-three years. She worked in mainstream and special education across the spectrum and has had extensive experience of working alongside Teaching Assistants in classrooms as well as in Senior management roles, developing and leading on inclusive, whole-school in-house CPD for all staff. Specifically leading Language and Literacy; English as a second language; Equality policy; PHSD and Behaviour management. Became Head of Primary and later Deputy Head and Senior Lead teacher in the Secondary School was instrumental, along with the School Principal, in introducing GCSE examinations for the first time in a Hackney Special School.

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ISBN 13	9781837973255
ISBN 10	1837973253
Title	Giving Voice to the Teaching Assistant Dilemma
Author	Stephen J Willoughby
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Emerald Publishing Limited
Year published	2025-04-03
Number of pages	184
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