Supporting children and young people in schools : a guide for foundation degree students / edited by Allison Tatton, Clare Bright and Lorraine Thomas.

Includes bibliographical references.

The role of the teaching assistant / Allison Tatton and Clare Bright -- Education policy / Cheryl Hedges -- Reflecting on learning: becoming a student in higher education / Clare Bright -- The developing child / Jane Beniston -- Curriculum development and approaches / Clare Bright and Cheryl Hedges -- Supporting core skills / Angela Sawyer, Andrew Sheehan and Ian Tinley -- Children and technology / Stephen Dixon -- Assessment and evaluation / Parminder Assi -- Working with families / Jacky Taylor -- Special educational needs, disability and inclusion / Clare Bright -- Behaviour and relationships / John Bayley -- Inclusion, diversity and English as an additional language (EAL) / Chris Watts and Parminder Assi -- Undertaking a small scale research project / Allison Tatton -- Next steps: Further developing your reflective practice; professional and academic learning; and career progression / Lorraine Thomas.

"This book explores the diverse ways in which practitioners can support students' learning, enabling them to develop and flourish in the school setting. Chapters bring together various theoretical approaches, draw on case studies from practice, and foreground the concrete ways in which practitioners might respond to the specific needs of children. Maintaining a strong link with current policy and curricula, each chapter takes a detailed and nuanced approach to a different aspect of pupil support, whilst reflective questions, activites and suggestions for further reading encourage the reader to reflect, re-consider and delve deeper into key topics. Areas addressed include: - theories of child and adolescent development - managing student behaviour and building positive relationships - working with pupils with special educational needs - making use of assessment and evaluation - furthering professional skills and career progression. An accessible yet comprehensive guide to a wide range of key issues, this book will provide Foundation Degree students, Teaching Assistants, and practitioners working in a range of educational settings with essential support as they progress from study into practice"-- Provided by publisher.