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New Partnerships for Learning: Teachers' Perspectives on Their Developing Professional Relationships with Teaching Assistants in England
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Bedford, Dorothy; Jackson, Coleen R.; Wilson, Elizabeth – Journal of In-service Education, 2008
Over recent decades there has been pressure on schools and teachers, in England, to transform teachers' working practice by advocating an improved role for teaching assistants. In reforming the workforce, the government also intended to support schools in building the momentum for change, whilst raising standards of pupil achievement and enhancing…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teaching Assistants, Partnerships in Education
Cognitive Apprenticeship and Teachers' Professional Development
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Nichol, Jon; Turner-Bisset, Rosie – Journal of In-service Education, 2006
The English government has focused upon a pattern of professional development that involves demonstration and modelling as a key element in the improvement of the teaching of 11-14 year olds (Key Stage 3 strategy). From 1997 the Nuffield Primary History Project (NPHP) has implemented a programme for the professional development of teachers built…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Professional Development, Educational Change, Instructional Effectiveness
Supporting Children's Thinking in the Foundation Stage: Practitioners' Views on the Role of Initial Training and Continuing Professional Development
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Robson, Sue – Journal of In-service Education, 2006
The English "Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage" refers to the importance of supporting the development of young children's thinking, a teaching role that Kite suggests should be seen as the major focus for education. This paper draws on data from the Froebel Research Fellowship Project, "Ownership and Autonomy in Early…
Descriptors: Young Children, Professional Development, Teacher Education Curriculum, Thinking Skills