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Teaching assistant

Information about the requirement for becoming a teaching assistant is given the dedicated teaching assistants' area of TeacherNet.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/teachingassistants/training/

There is a brief overview of teaching assistants' roles and specialist SEN assistants on TeacherNet.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /teachinginengland/detail.cfm?id=498

Case studies for teaching assistants can be found on TeacherNet.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/teachingassistants/ Management/casestudies/