ABSTRACT
The number of Teaching Assistants, in schools has increased dramatically over the last 5-10 years. Schools gained the freedom to use unqualified staff to teach pupils in 2003 and so people have also seen a shift in the role of the Teaching Assistant, also known as Emotional Literacy Support Assistants in some schools, from purely supportive to managing whole classes of children Higher Level Teaching Assistants. Pupils who are showing problem anger will probably experience barriers to their learning and so are rightly recognised as having Social Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. Teaching Assistants work as part of a team usually led by an Inclusion Manager or the Special Educational Needs Coordinator. The children being supported usually require additional help over and above that needed by most children/young people. The role of the Teaching Assistant is often crucial to helping the pupil feel that they belong to the school community and only then can they feel secure enough to learn.
