The role of a Teaching Assistant (TA) in a Special Educational Needs (SEN) compared to the role of a TA in a mainstream school and the impact of this on the wider learning community and the child.

Topic: The role of a Teaching Assistant (TA) in a Special Educational Needs (SEN) compared to the role of a TA in a mainstream school and the impact of this on the wider learning community and the child. Order Description This is a Level 7 4000 word essay with a 10% lee way (so can be 3600-4400) for the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Primary School. The learning outcomes for this essay are: • Synthesize and apply a critical understanding of theories of inclusive teaching and learning. • Identify and critically analyse the influences on the school as a learning community. This essay will identify the principal factors influencing the learning in a school setting. The essay will problematise the setting, analysing in an academically informed framework the nuances of the learning community in and outside the classroom: identifying factors which facilitate and impinge on successful learning. • Clear demonstration of Learning Outcomes 1 and 2 • Critical rationale for your chosen area of focus • Strong level of academic support from a range of sources of wider reading. • Links between theory and practice • Standard of critical analysis in keeping with HE level 7 expectations. -This assignment requires you to consider the learning community so you will have to be clear about what this is and how it impacts on the child. A clear understanding of inclusive practice (linked to theory) will also be required. - Consider the works of Blatchford. There are some useful articles/books on the impact of the TA. I have attached the Module Handbook and my proposal sheet.