Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants and Supply Teachers: A Teachers View
- History
- How long have you been teaching?
- Have you ever been a teaching assistant or a supply teacher?
- Teaching Assistants
- Have you had support from teaching assistants in any of your lessons?
- Were they always there to support pupils who had a statement?
- If no, do you think it would have been beneficial for you to have a teaching assistant in your lessons?
- Do you think teaching assistants hinder the attainment of a child or groups of pupils?
- How are teaching assistants used within your school?
- How often are you able to meet with the teaching assistant(s) who support(s) you?
- Would you say this is enough time to see them?
- Do you think this helps them with carrying out their duty?
- Who line manages Teaching Assistants in your school?
- Do you know what is expected of the Teaching Assistant in your class based on the reason they were hired?
- What are the first four words which come to mind when you think about Teaching Assistants?
- Supply Teachers
- Can you recall a time in which a supply teacher had to take your lesson?
- Did you get any feedback from the pupils in regards to how the lesson went? If so, what was it?
- Having looked at the work you set, approximately what percentage of the class completed the tasks?
- Did you get any feedback from other members from your team in regards to how the lesson went? If so, what was it?
- What are your views on supply teachers?
- What do you know about the role of supply teachers?
- How much relevant subject knowledge do you think supply teachers should have?
- Are there any ways in which you feel the use of supply teachers could be improved?
- What are the first four words that come to mind when you think of supply teachers?
- Why this research question?
- Teaching Assistants and Supply Teachers both support children in school
- Aim
- To be able to get an understanding of the way in which teachers view how effective Teaching Assistants and Supply Teachers are in schools.
- Effectiveness
- How would you define an effective teaching assistant?
- Why have you given this as a definition?
- How could a supply teacher be used effectively?
- Why do you say this?
- What does it mean to you for a member of staff to be effective in relation to the learning of a pupil?