Supporting Children and Young People in Schools

Allison Tatton is currently Head of Early Childhood Education and Care at Newman University, UK. She has led the Foundation Degree for Teaching and Learning Support at the university for 12 years.Clare Bright is Senior Lecturer in Education and Multi-professional Practice at Newman University, UK. She has over 20 years of experience of primary teaching.Lorraine Thomas is currently Dean of the Faculty of Education at Newman University, UK. She gained 14 years of experience teaching in secondary schools before entering higher education.

• List of figures and tables Foreword Acknowledgements List of abbreviations List of contributors Introduction Allison Tatton, Clare Bright and Lorraine ThomasPart I – Professional issues 1 The role of the Teaching Assistant Allison Tatton and Clare Bright 2 Education policy Cheryl Hedges 3 Reflecting on learning: becoming a student in higher education Clare BrightPart II – Curriculum issues 4 The developing child Jane Beniston 5 Curriculum development and approaches Clare Bright and Cheryl Hedges 6 Supporting core skills Angela Sawyer, Andrew Sheehan and Ian Tinley7 Children and technology Stephen Dixon 8 Assessment and evaluation Parminder AssiPart III – Supporting pupils’ learning needs 9 Working with families Jacky Taylor10 Special educational needs, disability and inclusion Clare Bright11 Behaviour and relationshipsJohn Bayley12 Inclusion, diversity and English as an additional language (EAL) Chris Watts and Parminder AssiPart IV – Professional development 13 Undertaking a small-scale research project Allison Tatton14 Next steps: Further developing your reflective practice; professional and academic learning; career progression Lorraine ThomasIndex