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Introductory Training for TAs - Day 1 of 4
- Role & Context of Teaching Assistants
- Safeguarding Children & Health and Safety, Educational Visits
- Promoting Positive Behaviour & E-Safety
- Inclusion - SEN & Disability, SEND & OFSTED
This is a four day Introductory Training course for Teaching Assistants who are new to the role, however it is also very useful for those Teaching Assistants who have some experience but have not received any specific training.
The course aims to ensure that new teaching assistants receive the essential underpinning information in order to provide effective support. Specialist colleagues from both within and outside the Local Authority all input into the training to ensure relevance, quality and consistency. The course content also has clear links to the National Occupational Standards for Supporting Teaching & Learning at level 2 and is linked to the Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF 2010) Qualifications for Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools (STaLiS)
Day 1
Thursday 21st September 2017
Role & Context of Teaching Assistants (Jane Walton)
Day 2
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
AM: Safeguarding Children (Gill Parnell-Jackson)
PM: Health and Safety, Educational Visits (David Scourfield)
Day 3
Tuesday 17th October 2017
AM: Promoting Positive Behaviour (Lesley Persico)
PM: E-Safety (Jude Crabtree)
Day 4
Thursday 2nd November 2017
AM: Inclusion - SEN & Disability, SEND (Tracy Jubb)
PM: OFSTED (Neil Fazackerley)
Please note, lunch is not provided. Colleagues are advised to bring their own lunch, however tea and coffee are available.
- Facilitator
- Venue & Travel Information
Jane Walton, External Consultant, The TA Advisor
Jane Walton is known to most Rochdale schools and their staff, having been responsible for developing and managing training and qualifications for RMBC support staff, in both Adult Education and the School Improvement Service from 1998 to 2013.
Jane is now a free-lance trainer, developing and delivering bespoke training to schools around the North-West, West Yorkshire, the Midlands, and occasionally abroad.
A key feature of Jane’s work is in supporting CPD leaders as they find their way through the qualifications frameworks and access training and development that ties in coherently with their school development plan requirements. Her focus is on developing the “professional persona” of all support staff enabling them to view themselves as co-professionals with teachers and to have confidence in their role, context, responsibilities and abilities to enable and empower pupils to enjoy, achieve and succeed.
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Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.
How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.
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