ABSTRACT
In planning and managing support, teachers of personal, social and health education and citizenship need to bear in mind that the range of different working situations which pupils are likely to meet in these subjects is considerably wider than in most other curriculum areas. Additionally, when the department is committed to an active learning program, the demands on the Teaching Assistants are likely to be all the greater. All manner of personal difficulty and trauma could be uncovered through teaching on these themes, and it is likely that supported pupils will have been more traumatized than most. The Support Assistant may well have to step outside his/her normal remit to deal with problems which may arise. Getting other pupils to accept and value the supported pupil by sensitively drawing attention to their skills and achievements is an important part of the role.
