ABSTRACT
This book examines how best the skills of everybody in the working team can be used with regard to a particular area of the curriculum. The book examines authors and professionals, including the new occupants of the Department for Education and Employment, who have added their valuable and positive contributions to this increasingly important aspect of educational practice. This has widened the debate and discourse about the most effective ways of managing, supporting and training learning support assistants in their valuable and indispensable contribution to the work of schools. The book suggests that creating an atmosphere in which people will be able to explore their contributions to the learning environment of the school will facilitate the progress of all pupils. The book focuses on the practice and skills which encourage teaching staff to explore with assistants what strengths they have to offer to the classroom environment and learning opportunities for children in a primary school.
