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Direct linkHarris, Lois Ruth; Aprile, Kerry Therese – School Leadership & Management, 2015
This study utilised role theory to investigate teacher aide roles within regional schools in Queensland, Australia. Twenty primary schoolteacher aides were interviewed; data were triangulated with 27 teacher aides' responses to a follow-up questionnaire and interviews with 6 administrative staff. Data suggest that classroom instructional support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Role, Role Theory
Graves, Susan – School Leadership & Management, 2014
In this paper, the author explores the development of school staff who are employed to support pupils in the classroom, specifically the teaching assistant/higher level teaching assistant role. These roles have undergone considerable change following the introduction of Workforce Reform and Remodelling in English schools and the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Educational Change, Labor Force
Butt, Rosemary – School Leadership & Management, 2016
Reliance on teacher assistants (TAs) in mainstream schools to support students with disability and learning difficulties is an increasing trend in Australia. In 2011, over 80,000 TAs were employed costing approximately $3billion per annum [DEEWR. 2012. Job Outlook. Accessed June 2013. http://joboutlook.gov.au/default.aspx]. This paper reports on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Personnel Management, Work Environment
Webster, Rob; Blatchford, Peter; Russell, Anthony – School Leadership & Management, 2013
Following research on the negative impact of support from teaching assistants (TAs) on pupils' academic progress, there was a clear need for schools to fundamentally reassess the way they use TAs. This article reports on findings from a collaborative project aimed at developing and evaluating alternative strategies to using TAs. Practitioner-led…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Students, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
Webster, Rob; Blatchford, Peter; Bassett, Paul; Brown, Penelope; Martin, Clare; Russell, Anthony – School Leadership & Management, 2011
Teaching assistants (TAs) comprise a quarter of the school workforce in England and Wales. There has been controversy over TAs' deployment and appropriate role regarding supporting learning and these debates have been transformed by findings from the largest study of school support staff (the DISS project), which show that TA support has a…
Descriptors: Role Models, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, School Support
Hammersley-Fletcher, Linda – School Leadership & Management, 2008
Reports of a recruitment and retention crisis amongst teachers in England led the government to develop a Workforce Remodelling strategy for schools. This involved change at both a legislative level, removing administrative tasks from teachers and ensuring all teaching staff had 10% off-timetable for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Change Strategies
