Lists range from planning lessons and managing behaviour to continuing professional development and moving upwards and onwards.

Provides lists ranging from preparing for an interview and organizing the classroom to dealing with difficult students and selecting an appropriate wardrobe.

Lists range from using positive assessment to increase students self-esteem to explaining various forms of assessment.

To all those teachers working in learning support, if you only buy one book this year, make it this one. It is clear concise and to the point. Lyn Wright, Cluster Manager Inclusion, Failsworth School In this practical book for SENCOs lists range from the understanding the crucial role of the SENCO?' to detailed overviews of, and strategies to cope with, the common special educational needs.

_______________ 'This book is practical, inspiring and, as all educational books should be, peppered with surprises. I shall feel less insecure in the next classroom I visit.' - Fred Sedgwick 'A real eye-opener' - The Teacher Trainer _______________ From education consultant, author and trainer Penny Tassoni comes an indispensable collection of key lists for all Early Years practitioners. The lists range from ideas for starting out, planning activities, and dealing with special educational needs to working with parents, coping with management, and staying safe.

Achieving Outstanding Classroom Support in Your Secondary School shows how secondary school teachers and other school staff can work with Teaching Assistants to ensure that classroom support is maximised and an optimum working relationship is developed. Based on research taken directly from the classroom, all recommendations and guidelines explored in this book are based on the findings of those who have consulted Teaching Assistants about their work, in order to better understand the dynamics of classrooms where at least one of the adults present is supporting the other, directly or indirectly. Topics studied include: Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant What the research tells us about Teaching Assistants How to plan before the lesson How to involve the Teaching Assistant in the lesson How to provide feedback and advocacy for the Teaching Assistant after the lesson This accessible text provides a highly supportive framework to prompt teachers to be proactive and plan ahead for effective use of their Teaching Assistants in the classroom and will be of interest to all secondary teachers, SENCOs, heads of departments and school managers.