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Issue 35

• Why are boys falling behind at school, and how can you help boost their achievement?
• Look after your voice - you need it
• Teaching assistants who foster children
• Working in a class with job sharing teachers
• Craft: making picture frames
• How to start a school club
• Children's health: glue ear
• Displays: have you got room for a quiet corner?

PLUS Book reviews, Playtime, Web World, Ask Sue, and more.
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Issue 34

• Toilet trouble. What schools can do to help children with continence. And when accidents do happen, is it really your job to clear up?
• How to deal with cyberbullying. Sticks and stones can break bones, but cruel Facebook posts and text messages can break young hearts. 
• How can you get funding for your HLTA assessment now Government has cut local councils' budgets?
• Learning difficulties - all about dyspraxia and dyscalculia
• Craft - create a snowflake display
• Keeping things tidy in the classroom
  
• Behaviour - coping with attention-seekers
  
• Dangerous asbestos - is it in your school?
  

Plus children's health, Playtime, reviews, Ask Sue, and more.

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Issue 33

• Special Educational Needs - are you supporting the right pupils?
• Using force to manage aggressive behaviour
• Supporting children in step families
• How to survive the Christmas show
• Help children get organised
• Self-harm in younger children
• Dyslexia - how to make a real difference

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Issue 32

• Pinched, bitten, and kicked  - should TAs have to put up with assaults by pupils?
• When parents are on drugs
• Going private - what's life like for a TA in an independent school?
• Children's health: early puberty
• All about learning disability - start of an expert series
• Ceiling displays in the classroom
• Playtime - creating a positive atmosphere in the playground 

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Issue 31

• Teaching assistants and the new government - what does the future hold?
• Reflective practice for TAs
• Caring for Cuddles - the pros and cons of animals in the classroom
• Could you be a Parent Support Advisor?
• Why some children smell, and what you should do
• Interactive display corners
• Playtime - the best play props are free
  

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Issue 30

• How you could become a qualified teacher
• Supporting pupils from military families
• Teach children to stay safe on the internet
  
• So what is "formative assessment", and how can it help TAs do their job better?
• Body language - giving them the right message
• Children's health: nosebleeds

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Issue 29

• How TAs are using mediation to tackle behaviour
• When parents have mental health problems
• Your guide to Asperger's Syndrome
• Finding your feet - top tips for new TAs
• Making school better for children with epilepsy
• Working as a team
• Craft: animal masks
• Ideas for a great playtime, whatever the weather
• Displays that give children a voice
• Your health: painkiller dangers

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Issue 28

• How to give even the youngest pupils a say in what happens at school
• Teaching assistants' crucial role in "virtual schools" for looked after children.
• Behaviour: the role of sanctions
• Don't be a Velcro TA! Good practice in supporting pupils with SEN
• TAs train to stop bullying
• Craft: how to make colourful felt bags
• Me and My Job; the HLTA who teaches touch typing
• Your health: falls are really not funny
• Displays: active learning

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Issue 27

• New qualifications for TAs - will you be affected?
• Supporting visually impaired children
• Behaviour - using rewards effectively
• How "Rarely cover" rules are affecting TAs
• Displays: mounting children's work
• Your health: swine flu
• TAs who trained to teach PE
• Children's health: are farm visits still safe?
• Craft: beautiful lanterns for Christmas
• Playtime - the power of positive thinking

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Issue 26 (Autumn term 1, 2009)

• Making it work better if you're a TA and a lunchtime supervisor
• Why grandparents should go back to school
• Working in a special school
• Teaching pupils how to behave
• Word walls
• Your health: carer at home, TA at school
• Running a poetry workshop
• Two TA-librarians show you their new beautiful new library
• Craft: looking at painting styles
• Playtime - knowing when to intervene

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Issue 25 (Summer term 2, 2009)

• Helping children communicate with signs and symbols
• Social and Emotional Learning (SEAL): teaching assistants take the lead
• How to give yourself the best chance at a job interview
• Physical fitness - getting children moving
• All about the new support staff pay body
• 3D displays
• Ideas for summer play activities
• The school where TAs teach Turkish
• Craft: making beautiful birds

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Issue 24 (Summer term 1 2009) SOLD OUT

• A new way of looking at ADHD
• Supporting adopted children and their families
• National Occupational Standards series - assessment for learning
• Where to look for a (new) TA job
• Your health: headaches
• Interactive displays that work
• School trips - get out and about without losing sleep
• Circle games in the playground
• Craft - making models of people

Issue 23 (Spring term 2 2009)

• School phobia - how TAs can help
• Could you be a learning mentor?
• National Occupational Standards series - effective differentiation 
• TAs talk about their classroom research projects
• Children's health: meningitis
• Using displays to make class rules stick
• Don't let dehydration spoil your day
• Craft - printing with vegetables, card and string
• Ten things to do with play dough (including making some)

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Issue 22 (Spring term 1 2009)

• "It's all in the planning" - first of a new professional development series for teaching assistants
• Children with Down's Syndrome. Help them reach their full potential
• Teaching assistants who work in British schools overseas
• Child protection: how TAs are training parents to take better care of their kids
• Use your languages - bilingual TAs can make all the difference to children's learning
• Forgetful? Tips for getting your memory into shape
• Displays - make a big impact in halls and corridors

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Issue 21 (Autumn term 2 2008)

• SEN children and bullying
• TA by day, barmaid by night? The second jobs keeping TAs afloat
• Class cover - a beginner's guide to survival
• Primary children who self-harm
• Teaching friendship skills
• Displays - how to use colour more effectively
• Children's health: female genital mutilation
• Craft - make a herd of dinosaurs

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Issue 20 (Autumn term 1 2008)

• TAs who support Traveller and fairground children
• The pros and cons of working as an agency TA
• When teacher and TA can't get on
• Your health: arthritis
• Supporting children with no English
• Displays - using designers' tricks to make a bigger impact
• How to have a calmer dinner hall
• Children's health: facial disfigurement

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Issue 19

• Gifted and talented - using your specialist skills and interests to bring out the best in children
• Supporting pupils with a parent in prison
• Trade unions for teaching assistants - complete guide to what they offer, and what they cost
• Your health: bad breath
• "Mathslexia" - helping children with no head for figures
• The big move - secondary transfer
• Making football fair in the playground

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Issue 18 SOLD OUT

• Child neglect What is it, and what should you do?
• What makes a good TA? By the TA who judges the Teaching Awards
• How TAs get by on their pay
• Classroom displays: health and safety matters
• Children's health: Incontinence
• New NVQ standards  What has changed, and will it affect you?
• Craft project: windchimes
• Your health: snoring can be a real nightmare

Issue 17

• More talking please! How speaking can help children
• think and learn 
• Displays - Make yours more effective as teaching tools
• Autistic spectrum That squeaky door could be upsetting your pupil
• "Our school is for whole families." TAs take a lead on family learning   
• Children's health  Don't let school damage their backs   
• Reading - TAs' role in the new catch-up literacy drives
• Wet play - it doesn't have to be hell

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Issue 16

• What a foundation degree could offer you
• Display know-how - new series on what works best
• Don't be bullied
• Helping children make the most of PE
• Autistic spectrum -using rewards to motivate children
• Working with parents
• Is a food intolerance making you ill?
• Craft: make a winter patchwork

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Issue 15

• Boosting children's self esteem
• Violent behaviour 
• Autism - giving children choices means giving them a voice
• Professional development - how new TAs can best learn on the job
• Job satisfaction for teaching assistants
• Teaching road safety to SEN children
• Tackling anti-gay bullying
• Better Circle Time in the early years

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Issue 14

• New term, new teacher? How to make sure the two of you are working as an effective team
• Left-handed children - don't let them lose out at school
• Women's work? Male nurses are a common sight. So why are so few men working as teaching assistants?
• Child poverty Why low family income can put children at a serious disadvantage at school
• Autistic spectrum New expert series of tips on working with children with autistic disorders
• New dawn for TA pay? National pay scales for school support staff are on the horizon
• Children's health All about eczema

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Issue 13

• How to cope in class when the temperature soars
• Is that child sad, or could he be depressed?
• Taking first aid seriously
• Awards galore - TAs get into the limelight
• Different job, same skills - would you consider working in a secondary school?
• Creepy-crawlies craft project
• ICT - how to make a quiz
• Curriculum - where to find what you need to know

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Issue 12

• How teaching assistants are getting parents involved in school
• Playground basics - first of a new expert series for playground supervisors
• Going green: TAs take a lead in making schools more environmentally friendly
• Muslim pupils - what you need to know to support them
• Networking: why meeting up with TAs from other schools can benefit everyone
• Children's health: all about anaemia

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Issue 11

• Helping children whose parents drink too much
• Develop your skills and knowledge while you work - new CPD series
• How to find your perfect job
• Circle time expert Jenny Mosley starts a series on how TAs can run great circles with small or large groups
• Your health - get a good night's sleep
• Special needs: differentiating work for children with learning difficulties
• Children's health: HIV infection
• Our club: readers write about the clubs they are running
• ICT: Making labels with Microsoft Word

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Issue 10

• Working with children who don't speak any English
• Could you be a school goveronor? 
• How to ask for a pay rise
• Supporting children in care
• Your health - coping with pain
• Special needs: gifted and talented children
• Children's health: obesity
• Our club: readers write about the clubs they are running
• Using the internet to find the best pictures for your displays 

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Issue 9

• Looking after children's medical needs
• Supporting children when their parents separate
• How to start a club
• Teachers who are working as teaching assistants
• A practical guide to tackling bullying in your class or playground
• Your health - look after your feet
• Special needs: children with a hearing impairment

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Issue 8

• Touchy subject - the pros and cons of physical contact with children
• Managing children with challenging behaviour
• How to improve your school library
• Special needs: supporting a child with a visual impairment
• All about asthma
• Staff vetting: what the new rules mean for you
• Assessment for learning: make sure your feedback gives children the right messages
• Your health: keeping fit for the job

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Issue 7

• Making the most of school trips
• Manage behaviour in the playground
• Dyspraxia
• Supporting a bereaved child
• Asking questions to deepen learning
• Healthy Schools - teaching assistants are taking the lead
• Nursery nurses' place in today's schools
• Depression - spot the warning signs
• Don't miss out on tax credits
• New ICT column answers your questions

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Issue 6

• Helping children prepare for secondary school
• Children who are carers
• Manage your time better
• Stammering 
• What is assessment for learning?
• Understanding sickle cell disease 
• Here's to safe drinking!
• PLUS news, reviews, Advice Please, playtime games and "Me and my job" 

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Issue 5

• School councils - teaching assistants are making the difference
• Using your body language to improve children's behaviour
• The teaching assistant who became a prize-winning author 
• Child sexual abuse
• Shattered? You don't have to put up with chronic tiredness
• Understanding ADHD
• PLUS news, reviews, Advice Please, playtime games and "Me and my job"
  

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Issue 4

• Behaviour management for support staff - start of a new expert series
• All about phonics
• No joke - avoiding trips and slips at school
• Children with food allergies
• Supporting refugee children
• What to expect from an autistic child
• Class cover - how to prepare
• PLUS news, reviews, Advice Please, playtime games and "Me and my job"
  

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Issue 3 SOLD OUT

• How new TA roles are affecting classroom relationships
• Are children with special needs getting enough support?
• How teaching assistants are preventing bullying
• How to avoid the classroom cold
• Pull-out guide to story-telling
• Help children learn to care for their teeth
• PLUS news, reviews, Advice Please, playtime games and "Me and my job" 

Issue 2 SOLD OUT

• Exclusive interview with schools minister Jacqui Smith on government plans for school support staff.
• Your health. Don't let "nits" go to your head.
• Children with diabetes

Issue 1 SOLD OUT

• Helping children make good friends
• Perfect partners. Why schools should listen to the parents of children with special needs
• Making a classroom display. First of our two-part guide.
• Finding your way through the qualification maze
• Time to sort out TA pay?
• Children's health. Are your pupils drinking enough?

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