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Focus on Practice: Using special needs assistants effectively
Author(s) -
Jerwood Leigh
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-1-00123
Subject(s) - teamwork , mainstream , mainstreaming , clarity , special education , pedagogy , special educational needs , focus (optics) , special needs , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , political science , chemistry , biochemistry , physics , optics , psychiatry , law
Leigh Jerwood, the SENCo at Hardley School (a foundation, 11‐18, school in Hampshire) considers how teachers can optimise the use of special needsassistants in mainstream secondary schools. Her findings demonstrate that whilst role clarity and collaborative teamwork are increased when assistants are attached to faculty areas, they are most effective in classes where teachers possess good management skills.