Resources

Links and resources from  Issue 6

School dinners fail health test  Read Ofsted's food inspection report

Find out about the breakfast club awards and download an entry form

Pupils facing daily violence  The Policy Research Bureau's study of how children in disadvantaged areas feel about their primary school and their families

More training opportunities for school support staff  Read the three year plan Developing People to Support Learning




"Let the children read"
Ofsted's report on school libraries

Support staff "Oscars"
Find out more and download the nomination pack

Young carers' links
The Young Carers' Initiative
Youngcarers.net A website run by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers

Dyslexia
British Dyslexia Association
Classroom assistant - A commercial site aimed at teaching assistants run by Dyslexia Ltd.

Your health: Alcohol Advice on safe drinking from How's Your Drink?

Transition to secondary school
School-Home Support - a charity that works in schools to support children
Trust for the Study of Adolescence - a research organisation studying the transition to secondary school and how best to support children

Children's Health: sickle cell disease  Get more information from the Sickle Cell Society
The Science Museum also has some educational materials about sickle cell disease


Stammering
The British Stammering Association

Assessment for Learning
Though they are aimed at trainee and newly qualified teachers, these  resources on planning and assessment could be useful to teaching assistants too.

Online forums for teaching assistants - meet other teaching assistants and share the joys and sorrows of the job
Learning Support message board
www.tes.co.uk
TA forum


Resources from Issue 5

Resources from Issue 4

Resources from the September-October issue