Research says students make additional two to four months’ progress when small groups get structured help from assistants Teaching assistants,whose contribution to learning has been called into question in recent years, have been shown to improve pupils’ attainment, and two studies indicate.
Schools spend £4bn a year – or 10% of the total education budget – on 24000 TAs,but some headteachers have prick back on numbers after preceding research raised doubts approximately the impact of TAs on learning.
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Source: theguardian.com