Teacher Assistant's Handbook

Teacher Assistant's Handbook--------------------------------------------------The teacher's assistant's role is important, and more is being expectedof the people who do the job. Yet advice and support can be hard tofind. This book aims to be an accessible, practical and constructiveone-stop resource, with a large format text design and frequent useof boxed material. It covers each module of the CACHE STA award, andcan be used as a textbook for all students enrolling on this course.It is also written to support assistants not on the course, eitherexisting assistants in posts (many of whom have no qualifications)or voluntary help. Each chapter includes case studies, self-assessmentexercises, suggestions for taking issues further, references and sourcesof further information.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Janet Kay is Lecturer in the School of Educationand Social Science at the University of Derby. She is author of ProtectingChildren and Good Practice in Childcare.